San Antonio, Texas- A large fire is burning at an AGE Refinery, in San Antonio, Texas reports said.
People on the ground in San Antonio said that an 18-wheeler blew up at the oil refinery.
The explosion could be heard across the city, reports said.
The AGE Refinery truck explosion and fire happened shortly before 11.30am local time on San Antonio’s south east side.
Police in the area were shutting down roads up to 5 miles around the refinery. Buildings including apartments and businesses within 1 mile of the refinery were being evacuated.
A spokesperson for AGE told local TV: “A truck exploded as it was placed on a loading rack.”
There were up to 60 workers on scene at the time of the refinery truck explosion, local meida said.
There was no word on casualties or more information on damage yet. It was not clear if the fire had spread to other parts of the refinery.
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