Massive fire breaks out at California oil refinery as residents feel explosion rock area: ‘Thought we got nuked’
Snippet of Article: "a Chevron oil refinery outside Los Angeles on Thursday night, forcing residents to shelter in place following multiple reports of an explosion.
Californians said they felt the blast come from Chevron’s refinery — the company’s second-biggest site in the US — in El Segundo, Calif., around 9:30 p.m. ...“I thought we got nuked or something,” Mark Rogers told...The fire broke out at the facility’s Isomax 7 unit that converts mid-distillate fuel oil into jet fuel for nearby LAX...Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said on X that the LA Fire Department is standing by...The complex produces approximately 40 percent of Southern California’s jet fuel and 20 percent of its gasoline."