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Fire contained at Chevron's El Segundo refinery
All employees have been accounted for and no injuries were reported.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - All employees at a Chevron refinery in Los Angeles County have been accounted for after a massive blaze erupted at the facility, officials said.
Giant fireball sent into the air
What we know:
The blaze was reported just after 9:30 p.m. Thursday in El Segundo and according to its website, it is the "largest producing oil refinery on the West Coast, processing more than 276,000 barrels of crude per day."
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The refinery is located roughly four miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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Cause of fire at Chevron refinery under investigation
All employees have been accounted for and no injuries were reported.
Flames erupted from the Chevron facility, which sent a giant fireball into the air.
A Chevron spokesperson confirmed with FOX 11 the blaze never left the Chevron facility and all personnel have been accounted for. In addition, no injuries were reported and officials said there were no threats to the public.
The refinery covers roughly one and a half square miles and has more than a thousand miles of pipelines. Chevron plans to launch its own internal investigation.
The mayor of El Segundo said an explosion happened near a system that converts oil into jet fuel.
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By early Friday morning, SkyFOX and FOX 11's ground crew saw the flames lighting up the sky. It was officially contained just after 8 a.m.
Authorities called the blaze an isolated fire that burned inside the facility.
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Get an inside look into Chevron's El Segundo refinery
FOX 11 got an exclusive tour of Chevron’s El Segundo refinery, a sprawling two-square-mile facility near LAX that supplies over 40% of Southern California’s jet fuel and 20% of its gasoline.
‘Felt like an earthquake’
What they're saying:
Witnesses described a loud rumbling roar followed by intense flames.
"It felt like an earthquake. And then I saw a red flash through our blinds into the side of the house facing the refinery. We have two windows there. I'm like, that's the refinery. And then I heard the hiss that is usually the safety flare, but it was way more intense than usual," a resident recalled. "We booked it out the door and there was just nothing but a ball of fire that looked like it could cross the street come this way towards all the houses on this side."
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El Segundo mayor speaks out following refinery fire
Mayor Chris Pimentel says there are no more visible flames but firefighters are still standing by as a precaution.
What we don't know:
It's unclear how this fire will impact local oil supplies.
The Source: This story was written with information provided by a witness at the scene, local authorities, a statement from a Chevron spokesperson, FOX 11's aerial and ground crews, and previous FOX 11 reports.