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Harris County, Texas, sues ExxonMobil after fire at Baytown plant
Read full article: Harris County, Texas, sues ExxonMobil after fire at Baytown plantResidents were urged to shelter in place after a fire at ExxonMobil's plant in Baytown, Texas. BAYTOWN, Texas - Harris County, Texas, filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil on Thursday, one day after an explosion and fire at the company's Baytown plant. The county says the company violated the state's clean air act and asks for orders to prevent a recurrence. The fire began late Wednesday morning at ExxonMobil's Baytown Olefins Plant at a unit that contains polypropylene material. Harris County, along with the state of Texas, is also also suing Exxon because of a March 16 fire at the company's refinery in Baytown, CNN affiliates KPRC-TV and KTRK-TV reported.