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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