A huge Explosion But Shehtir oil refinery In Los angels Set an infinance that shakes the city overnight.
People living nearby appeared to set several more areas of the refinery ablaase with fireball, hearing a huge explosion “like a small earthquake”, at around 9.35 pm.
Firefighters rapidly responded to the incident, located close to the refinery LooseThe busiest airport in California.
Officers in the southwest of Central La urged people to stay indoors and close their windows in an area L Segundo, where the fire broke out.
El Segundo Mayor Chris Pentail praised the emergency services, saying he was “very concerned” about the incident.
“We were able to immediately respond to Chevron Fire, our station is about .25 miles from the gate of the Chevron,” said Pental. “Obviously, we are very worried, and there are many investigative tasks to see what has happened.”
Live feeds continued the fire for several hours.
“I was walking my dog and the whole sky was like a day, such as the day,” A witness wrote On X. “People are watching crowds on the streets”
Later at night the Chevron confirmed that there was no injury to the El Segundo refinery, responsible for all the personnel, saying that the surveillance indicated that the fire remained within the fence line.
Lax Airport said the fire did not affect flights in or outside the airport.
In a statement released late last night, the officials said that there was no immediate threat to public safety and no withdrawal was ordered.
La County Supervisor Holi Michelle Told CBS News That firefighting employees explode in an area of the refinery, but warned that the fire will most likely affect air quality in L Segundo and nearby cities.
South Coast Air Quality Management District said it has not yet recorded high levels of toxins, but said the situation could change.
Nahl Mogaharbi, assistant deputy of communication for AQMD, said, “Currently we are not looking at any high particles or air toxins.” “He can change as if the smoke resides,” he said.
Extremely unstable products including refinery, gasoline, jet and diesel fuel produced in 1911 are capable of refining 290,000 barrels per day, making it the largest such feature on the US West Coast.
Chevron’s statement did not say what the fire is.
The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom said that it was monitoring the situation and coordinating with the state and local authorities to protect the surrounding community.