Massive fire erupts at Chevron refinery just outside of Los Angeles
By ETHAN SWOPE and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press EL SEGUNDO Calif AP A fire broke out at a Chevron oil refinery just outside Los Angeles on Thursday night sending towering flames into the air that were visible for miles Leaders in El Segundo California urged people to stay indoors By early Friday the fire was contained and there was no threat to general safety the city announced in a message No evacuations had been ordered There is still an progressing fire and road closures remain in place it reported Residents near the Chevron El Segundo Refinery described feeling a rumble then they saw the flames Pretty much the whole sky was orange revealed Sam Daugherty who notified KABC-TV he lives blocks away and began packing a bag in a panic There were no injuries at the refinery and all personnel were accounted for the company commented in a comment late Thursday adding that a monitoring system indicated the fire did not move beyond the facility s fence line The comment did not say what caused the fire The El Segundo police and fire departments did not this instant comment on the fire which appeared to have erupted suddenly Related Articles Apple takes down app that allows people to track and anonymously account sightings of ICE agents Nowadays in History October Germany reunifies after years From bombs to glass Hanford site can now transform nuclear waste On eve of sentencing Combs tells judge he has been reborn asks for mercy Goodall s influence spread far and wide Those who felt it are pledging to continue her work LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell advised KCAL-TV that fire crews had contained the blaze to one section of the refinery California Gov Gavin Newsom s office revealed it was monitoring the situation and coordinating with state and local bureaucrats to protect the surrounding district El Segundo is a beachside city located about a mile south of Los Angeles International Airport LA Mayor Karen Bass wrote in a post on X that there was no known impact to the airport LAFD stands at the ready to assist with any mutual aid request she stated A shelter-in-place order for nearby Manhattan Beach south of El Segundo was lifted Friday No immediate air impurity problems were detected An air quality index map Friday manifested good levels for the Los Angeles area according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District The refinery covers roughly square miles and has more than miles of pipelines according to the company s website The refinery which has been in operation since can refine up to barrels of crude oil per day including gasoline jet and diesel fuels according to the company s website Golden released from Seattle
