Pemex Oil Refinery Still Operating After Explosions: Source

Pemex Oil Refinery Still Operating After Explosions: Source
A file photo of workers at Mexico's state-owned oil company PEMEX, in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 30, 2013. Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images
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MEXICO CITY—Two gas explosions struck an oil refinery belonging to Mexican state oil company Pemex on Thursday, the governor of northern Nuevo Leon state said, but a Pemex source said the incident did affect the plant’s operations.

Governor Jaime Rodriguez said in a post on Twitter that the explosions were due to an accumulation of gas, adding that five people suffered light injuries and that the individuals were being transported to a local hospital for medical care.