Fire at ExxonMobil refinery now extinguished

The fire started late Wednesday night but firefighters were able to put the fire out by 7 a.m. this morning. No one was hurt and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

According to @ExxonMobilBRA spokesperson Megan Manchester, fire at plant in Baton Rouge is out. @WWLTV pic.twitter.com/A9iIFaKcz9

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"ExxonMobil has been working in conjunction with the Baton Rouge Fire Department HazMat team to conduct air quality monitoring," ExxonMobil spokesperson Megan Manchester tells WWLV. "And thus far all those results all have been below the detection limit, so, there is no community impact as a result of this incident."