Video of the New Mexico refinery explosion.. Old footage republished as recent
November 2, 2025190 ViewsRead Time: 1 minutes
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Accounts on social media circulated a video showing a massive explosion at an industrial facility, claiming it documents the first moments of an oil refinery explosion in the state of New Mexico, USA.
The clip spread widely after American media announced that an explosion had indeed occurred at a petroleum refining facility in the city of Artesia in the state.
Context of the actual incident
Media confirmed a real explosion at a facility belonging to "HF Sinclair" in the city of Artesia, and firefighting teams were able to control it later.
What is the truth about the video?
The "Al Jazeera Investigates" team conducted a visual and archival examination of the circulated clip, and it turned out that the published video is not of the ongoing incident in New Mexico.
The video is old and dates back to an explosion that occurred in December 2012 inside a facility in Mexico, not in the United States.
