Overview

• Local authorities reported the refinery fire in El Segundo, Los Angeles County, was contained after emergency response efforts.
• CBS, citing county officials, said residents were safe and no evacuations were required.
• Officials reported no injuries connected to the incident at the Chevron facility.
• Eyewitnesses described the preceding explosion as feeling like a small earthquake, according to CBS.
• The cause of the incident has not been disclosed, and the refinery is one of the West Coast’s largest with 270,000 barrels per day capacity.