By Dan Molinski 
 

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) said Wednesday it has received a bomb threat at its refinery in Beaumont, Texas, and is taking steps to secure the area.

"Local and federal authorities have been contacted and are on scene," Exxon spokesman Todd Spitler said in an email. "We take these threats very seriously."

The 345,000-barrel-a-day refinery is located about 80 miles east of Houston.

 

Write to Dan Molinski at dan.molinski@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

June 15, 2016 14:36 ET (18:36 GMT)

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