Shelter-in-place order issued as fire rages at Texas refinery

Published July 31, 2019 6:19pm ET



A fire at an Exxon Mobil refinery in the Houston, Texas area is sending a large plume of smoke and flames into the air, prompting a shelter-in-place order to be issued.

The refinery is located at a facility in Baytown, which is about 25 miles east of Houston. The blaze is in an area that contains polypropylene, leading to the City of Baytown issuing a shelter-in place-order as recommended by the company.

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