EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A fire broke out at the Marathon refinery in South Central El Paso on Friday evening, prompting a response from the El Paso Fire Department and refinery crews.
The El Paso Fire Department said it received the call at 6:14 p.m. and classified it as a condition 3 response “only because of the nature of the facility”. No one was transported for injuries, according to EPFD.
Marathon’s fire department led the response and handled the incident. The fire has since been contained.
In a statement emailed to KFOX14/CBS4, Marathon refinery said that while teams have extinguished the fire, air monitoring will be deployed as a precaution.
“Trained teams extinguished a fire at Marathon’s El Paso refinery this evening. There were no injuries reported. Air monitoring was deployed in the community as a precaution, and there was no indication of off-site impact,” Marathon refinery said.
However, the cause of the fire is still unclear.
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Fire contained at Marathon El Paso refinery; no injuries reported, officials say (Credit: KFOX14/CBS4)
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