An aerial absorption of Chevron crews, which tried, performed a large fire and a large explosion in Chevron refinery in El Segundo on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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A big fire broke out in one on Thursday evening Chevron Oil refinery in California, one of the largest on the west coast of the United States, after reports on an explosion.
No injuries were reported from the incident in the El Segundo plant, said Chevron on Friday, whereby the staff and the emergency services of the US Energy Major “actively react to the situation”.
It was not immediately clear what the fire caused.
“All refinery staff and contractors were taken into account and there are no injuries,” said Chevron in a statement according to the NBC.
“No evacuation orders were created for residents of area residents who monitor the incident, and no exceedances were found by the fence management monitoring system of the facilities,” added the company.
El Segundo’s oil refinerie is able to refine 290,000 barrels of crude oil a day, according to Chevron on his website, and its main products are petrol, jet and diesel.
The press branch of California governor Gavin Newsom said on Friday that the governor was informed about the incident in Chevron’s El Segundo Oil Refinery in Los Angeles County.
“Our office coordinates in real time with local and state authorities to protect the surrounding community and to ensure public security,” said Newsom’s press office in a social media post.
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