ExxonMobil Confirms Fire at Baytown Following Explosion that Injures Four

摘要

Baytown— ExxonMobil experienced an explosion and fire on 23 Dec. 2021 at its Baytown, Texas, oil refinery, which injured four workers who were doing repairs on site. The incident occurred at the facility's Hydro Desulfuri-zation Unit 1, which had been shut down the previous day due to a bypass line leak. The workers were repairing the leak when one worker struck the pipe with a wrench, creating a spark and igniting the naphthalene gas.