Monumental fire at a Houston refinery

After an explosion, the flames on Wednesday destroyed a Baytown Exxon refinery in Houston, United States.

The authorities have launched the security officer. While trying to control the fire, the staff was evacuated from the scene.

In addition, as reported UnivisionNeighboring communities have asked to stay at home, close doors, windows and turn off the air conditioning.

Until now, the causes of the explosion are unknown. An aerial image shows a large column of black smoke.

This is not the first time that a similar event occurs in the United States. In fact, since the beginning of the year, several have been seen. One of the last was produced in June in Philadelphia.

The case of Philadelphia

On June 21, a fire destroyed part of a refinery in Philadelphia. A loud explosion, which occurred around four in the morning (local time), triggered flames and triggered alarms.

Three hours after the explosion, firefighters and refinery staff kept the flames contained in an area near the exploding tank.

Philadelphia Energy Solutions employs more than 1,000 people and refines an average of 335,000 barrels of oil per day. One of the by-products is butane gas, as well as gasoline, fuel oil and propane.

Another case in Texas

On March 19, a big fire in a refinery kept Texas in suspense. The flames began to spread and reached eight storage tanks.

The impressive smoke columns terrorized neighbors in neighboring areas. The work to control the situation lasted several daysbut the risk of explosion was "minimal," said the company's management at the time.