Exxon Refinery Catches Fire Day After Government Settles Over Pollution From Other Gulf Plants

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By Julie DermanskyNov 1, 2017, 10:54 pm242 pts
Early morning skies Wednesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, were alight from a fire that started around 2:30 a.m. at an ExxonMobil refinery. The blaze, though contained before the sun came up, is a reminder to the surrounding community of yet another danger of living next to refineries and chemical plants.…

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Exxon Refinery Catches Fire Day After Government Settles Over Pollution From Other Gulf Plants

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