Exxon's Beaumont Refinery Gets All-Clear After Bomb Threat
June 15 2016 - 5:01PM
Dow Jones News
By Dan Molinski
Authorities investigating a bomb threat Wednesday at an Exxon
Mobil Corp. refinery in Texas gave the all-clear signal after a
search turned up nothing.
Workers at the 345,000-barrel-a-day Beaumont refinery had taken
shelter inside the plant after the phoned-in bomb threat, said
Marcus McLellan at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.
"No device was found, so everybody's back to work," Mr. McLellan
said.
Exxon spokesman Todd Spitler said the company thanks local,
state and federal authorities for their quick action. He confirmed
refinery workers have returned to their duties and operations are
back to normal.
"We take security matters seriously," he added.
In April, authorities were called to Exxon's massive Baytown
refinery near Houston after someone reportedly jumped the fence.
Authorities searched the property with a team of dogs but nothing
was found, and the 560,000-barrel-a-day refinery resumed operations
later the same day.
Write to Dan Molinski at dan.molinski@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 15, 2016 16:46 ET (20:46 GMT)
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