Overview

• Refinery and local fire crews responded within minutes after late‑night reports of an explosion, and officials said the blaze was confined to a single section of the site.
• Authorities reported no immediate injuries and did not order broad evacuations, though parts of nearby Manhattan Beach received shelter‑in‑place notices.
• LAX operations continued without disruption, according to airport officials, despite the refinery’s proximity to the airport.
• Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said it is coordinating with local and state agencies on the response as monitoring of smoke and air quality continues.
• Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the blast at the high‑capacity facility, which processes roughly 276,000–290,000 barrels of crude per day.