Fire breaks out at Chevron refinery in Pascagoula, injuring 4 workers

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A fire broke out Monday at the Chevron’s refinery in Pascagoula and injured four people.

A Chevron spokesperson told WLOX-TV that the blaze happened at the refinery’s wastewater treatment facility around 8:15 a.m.

Emergency personnel within the oil and gas company immediately provided medical care to four injured workers until ambulances arrived. Three of the four were transported to a local hospital, although the extent of their injuries is unknown.

The fire was put out by in-company firefighters with the cause under investigation.