"Major industrial accident" sets off huge fire at ExxonMobil refinery near Houston.

"Major industrial accident" sets off huge fire at ExxonMobil refinery near Houston.
What the local sheriff called a "major industrial accident" led to a huge fire early Thursday at an ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, Texas, near Houston.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted that "initial reports indicated some type of explosion occurred inside the plant."

He said there were apparently four people injured.
Three were  airlifted out and one was removed by ambulance.
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Flames and towers of smoke are seen at ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, Texas, near Houston, early on December 23, 2021.
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Gonzalez said there was no need for anyone to evacuate or shelter-in-place.
ExxonMobil said in a statement that its "fire teams are working to extinguish the fire" and it was trying to account for everyone who might have been on-scene at the time.
Flames are seen from a distance at the ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, Texas early on December 23, 2021.