Exxon Reports Fire at Baton Rouge Refinery
February 12 2020 - 5:28AM
Dow Jones News
By Dan Molinski
A fire broke out late Tuesday night at an Exxon Mobil Corp.
refinery in Baton Rouge, La., but there were no injuries, a company
spokeswoman said Wednesday.
While some reports initially indicated there was a large
explosion at the 502,000-barrel-a-day refinery that sparked the
fire, Stephanie Cargile, an Exxon spokeswoman, said by telephone
"there was no explosion, only a fire." She added that the blaze has
been contained and that an investigation into the cause has
begun.
A Twitter account for Exxon's operations in Baton Rouge said the
company and responders continue to assess the situation.
"We are responding to a fire at the refinery," according the
@ExxonMobilBRA account. "We are actively monitoring the facility
fence line and surrounding areas of the NBR [North Baton Rouge]
community."
Write to Dan Molinski at dan.molinski@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 12, 2020 05:13 ET (10:13 GMT)
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