A large fire erupted at Chevron's El Segundo refinery in Los Angeles at about 9.30 pm local time on Thursday, 2 October, sending flames into the South Bay sky and prompting a temporary shelter-in-place in nearby Manhattan Beach.
The blaze was confined to a processing area known as Isomax 7, which converts mid-distillate oil into jet fuel, Reuters stated. No injuries were reported, and all staff were accounted for. The cause is not yet known.
