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HOUSTON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were seriously hurt on Tuesday in a blaze that broke out at the ExxonMobil refinery in Baton Rouge, capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Company spokesman Todd Spitler said that the four injured workers are being treated and a spokesman for the East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Medical Services confirmed that the victims, injured by isobutane, a flammable gas similar to propane, were in critical condition.
Police hazardous materials personnel were rushed to the scene and air monitoring is being conducted after the incident.
The company, one of the largest in the country, confirmed that the fire was put out at about 4 p.m. local time on Tuesday afternoon (2200 GMT). They would begin an investigation to find the cause of the fire, according to the local daily The Times-Picayune.
