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Truthout.org: Fiery Accidents and Toxic Pollution: Louisiana’s Environmental Woes Offer a Warning to Trump

Last month, a large cloud of flammable gas ignited at an ExxonMobil refinery near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Six workers were injured during the 14-minute-long fire, and four of them were hospitalized with severe burns. Federal investigators said the flammable plume escaped during “unplanned maintenance” around a pump.