By Dan Molinski

ExxonMobil Corp. said emergency crews are battling a fire that broke out early Thursday at its Baytown refinery near Houston and has injured four people.

"ExxonMobil's emergency response teams continue to work to extinguish the fire that occurred in a hydrodesulfurization unit at our Baytown Refinery this morning around 1 a.m. Central Time," the company said in an emailed statement. "We are saddened to inform that four people were injured and are receiving medical treatment. All other personnel have been accounted for."

The unit affected processes material with gasoline components, ExxonMobil said.

The 561,000-barrel-a-day Baytown refinery lies 25 miles east of Houston.

Write to Dan Molinski at dan.molinski@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 23, 2021 08:51 ET (13:51 GMT)

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