A massive fire erupted on Wednesday evening at an oil refinery operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the city of Minatitlan in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, reported Reuters . “Specialized staff of Pemex attends a fire in the transfer pump house of the Gral. Lázaro Cárdenas from Minatitlán,” Pemex tweeted. Pemex went on to say that “seven were injured with minor injuries: a worker for burns and one for poisoning; and five firefighters who participated in controlling the incident.” According to Mexican newspaper Reforma , the fire began around 5 pm and was “caused by a leak in the plant’s charge pump.” Reforma continued: “the pumps have a mechanical seal that in this case failed and there was a leak, which caused the fire. The plant receives gasoline to produce benzene, toluene, and xylenes, products known as aromatics.” Allegedly, someone snapped a picture of a Pemex oil […]