{"id":61075,"date":"2021-12-23T09:36:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T14:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61075"},"modified":"2021-12-23T09:36:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T14:36:57","slug":"major-industrial-accident-reported-at-exxon-refinery-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61075","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Major Industrial Accident&#8221; Reported At Exxon Refinery In Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__11o5_\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__2cUI6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/commodities\/major-industrial-accident-sparks-explosion-exxon-refinery-texas\">&#8220;Major Industrial Accident&#8221; Reported At Exxon Refinery In Texas<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__38L44\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__2clki NodeBody_container__1M6aJ\">\n<p>Gasoline futures rose more than a percent early Thursday morning after an explosion was reported at an Exxon\/Mobile refinery in Baytown, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s Office tweeted, &#8220;deputies are on the scene of a major industrial accident at 3525 Decker Dr. in Baytown. The Exxon\/Mobile plant. Some injuries have been reported.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A follow-up tweet said, &#8220;there have been 4 confirmed injuries, 3 of which were life flighted and 1 was taken to the hospital via ambulance. No fatalities have been reported. There is currently no shelter in place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>ExxonMobil Baytown Area released a statement that said the &#8220;fire&#8221; occurred around 0100 local time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1473929102126108681&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fcommodities%2Fmajor-industrial-accident-sparks-explosion-exxon-refinery-texas&amp;sessionId=da3559b79c0d3f50df91572812745b4302c5cb06&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9fd78d5%3A1638479056965&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1473929102126108681\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Images of the refinery that produces more than 584,000 barrels of crude oil per day show part of the facility was on fire early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-12-23_06-37-33.png?itok=icMLCPhU\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-12-23_06-37-33.png?itok=icMLCPhU\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-12-23_06-37-33.png?itok=icMLCPhU\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"49cb3135-a137-412d-a8d4-ca1e10198bf4\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a result, gasoline futures in New York surged more than 1.5%.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Snag_246280b.png?itok=O4mLfCVu\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Snag_246280b.png?itok=O4mLfCVu\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/Snag_246280b.png?itok=O4mLfCVu\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"204\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"96cd1e47-2a20-415e-9efa-94459b2c388f\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our Industrial Hygiene staff continues air quality monitoring at the site and fence line. Available information shows no adverse impact at this time,&#8221; ExxonMobil continued, adding that it was &#8220;coordinating with authorities as appropriate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Major Industrial Accident&#8221; Reported At Exxon Refinery In Texas Gasoline futures rose more than a percent early Thursday morning after an explosion was reported at an Exxon\/Mobile refinery in Baytown, Texas. The Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s Office tweeted, &#8220;deputies are on the scene of a major industrial accident at 3525 Decker Dr. in Baytown. 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