An explosion at a Chevron oil refinery in El Segundo, near Los Angeles, was captured by ALERTCalifornia cameras set up by UC San Diego on Thursday night. A fire broke out at the plant, triggering enormous flames and plumes of smoke.
The US San Diego cameras show an area near El Segundo lighting up in an explosion around 9:30 p.m. local time. Visuals of the explosion and the resulting fire are being circulated on social media, with netizens expressing concern about the incident.
ALERTCalifornia cameras maintained by UC San Diego captured the initial explosion tonight at the Chevron El Segundo Oil Refinery right outside Los Angeles, which resulted in a large fire at the refinery, though authorities state that the fire is currently contained to only one… pic.twitter.com/JtoYwmSAQd
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According to NBC 4 Los Angeles, the fire struck the Chevron refinery in the 300 block of West El Segundo Boulevard. Firefighters from LA County were at the scene to deal with the incident, in addition to the fire department from Chevron.
All we know about the Chevron oil refinery fire
The fire at the Chevron oil refinery in El Segundo was characterized by the city as “not a flaring event,” according to NBC News. The city of El Segundo also shared that no evacuations were ordered…