Filing: Chevron reports fire at El Segundo refinery

HOUSTON, TX (DTN) –- Chevron reported a fire Thursday night at approximately 9:30 PM PDT inside its 290,000 bpd El Segundo, California, refinery, according to a notice filed with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

The company reported initially the incident as a flaring incident and stated the cause was unknown and under investigation, according to the filing.

“The fire at El Segundo Chevron Refinery has been contained and there is no public threat. There is still an active fire and road closures remain in place,” the company said in a statement published on the City of El Segundo’s community notification website.

 Units affected by the fire were not disclosed.