Large fire erupts in jet fuel unit at Chevron’s Los Angeles refinery

Los Angeles : A large fire erupted in a jet fuel production unit at Chevron’s tab El Segundo refinery near Los Angeles on Thursday, disrupting supply in California’s isolated energy market.
 
Chevron’s second-biggest refinery in the United States, the El Segundo facility supplies a fifth of all motor vehicle fuels and 40% of the jet fuel consumed in southern California.
 
No injuries were reported and all workers at the refinery were accounted for, Chevron spokesperson Allison Cook said in an email. 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 International Airport (LAX), located just north of the refinery.