LOS ANGELES — A big fireplace was reported Thursday evening at a Los Angeles-area oil refinery, prompting a response by first responders, based on officers and video that captured the scene.
Helicopter footage from NBC Los Angeles confirmed flames coming from two of the stacks and one different space on the Chevron refinery in El Segundo.
The hearth was seen on the refinery round 9:32 p.m., El Segundo police mentioned. It mentioned there was no name for residents to evacuate, and the fireplace was later contained.
It was not clear if there have been any accidents. Chevron didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Manhattan Seaside, a neighboring coastal metropolis in Los Angeles County, advised residents that it was conscious of the “uncommon fireplace occasion” on the Chevron refinery, however that there was no evacuation order. The town advised residents to remain inside.
Video captured on social media confirmed a fireball showing to erupt from the ability, and flames that lit up the horizon.
“I noticed this factor simply go up,” Howard Thorne, a resident of El Segundo for the final eight years, advised NBC Los Angeles. “I by no means, ever concern something. This — I bought in panic mode after I noticed it. I used to be actually in panic mode.”
The oil refinery covers round 1,000 acres and has round 1,100 miles of pipelines, based on the ability’s website. It primarily refines gasoline, jet and diesel and may refine as much as 290,000 barrels of crude oil per day, based on the location.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been briefed on the scenario, his workplace mentioned on X.
“Our workplace is coordinating in actual time with native and state businesses to guard the encompassing group and guarantee public security,” the governor’s workplace mentioned.
By 11 p.m. helicopter footage from NBC Los Angeles confirmed firefighters working to douse a plume of flame by spraying from ladder vans in a single a part of the ability, whereas two of the stacks additionally had flames coming from their tops.
