MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – The Exxon Mobil oil and gas corporation has evacuated staff from a plant in southern California amid a wildfire, the company’s spokesperson said.
"Employees who remain on site are involved in various fire-protection activities," Exxon spokesman Todd Spitler said in an email to The Wall Street Journal on Thursday.
The wildfire started in California’s Santa Barbara county on Wednesday. By Thursday, it had covered some 1,100 acres, according to country data cited by the newspaper.
The affected Exxon Las Flores Canyon processing plant is located about 15 miles from Santa Barbara.
