A massive fire erupted in a jet fuel production unit at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery near Los Angeles on Thursday, sending flames and smoke into the sky and raising questions over supply in California’s isolated energy market.
No injuries were reported and all workers at the refinery were accounted for, Chevron spokesperson Allison Cook said in an e-mail. Media said the blaze had been contained, though it was still burning early on Friday.
It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion at the facility in the suburb of El Segundo, which supplies jet fuel for Los Angeles…more
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