HOUSTON - A "major industrial accident" was reported early Thursday at an ExxonMobil plant in Texas, leaving multiple people injured, according to local authorities.Initial reports indicated some type of explosion occurred around 1 a.m.
local time inside the plant in Baytown, Texas, located just east of Houston. Four people were injured, with three taken from the scene by Lifeflight and one by ambulance, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Twitter."No fatalities have been reported.
There is currently no shelter in place," the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said, adding for people to avoid the area. A screengrab from a video shows smoke rising above the plant in Baytown, Texas, on Dec.