Fire reported at Western Refining

EL PASO, Texas — Crews responded to a fire at Western Refining in the Lower Valley.

It was reported just before 10 p.m. Thursday.

According to emergency dispatchers, crews were able to get the fire under control quickly.

Western Refining has its own fire department but the El Paso Fire Department was called out to assist.

No word yet if anyone was injured.

We have a crew on the scene gathering more information.

On Wednesday, people reported seeing yellow smoke from one of the stacks and a sulfur-like smell coming from the refinery.

Jim McCormick with Western Refining said they had an incident that caused the smoke and were investigating how it happened.

No word yet if the fire is related to that incident.

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