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Fire Contained After Blast at Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery

Officials report no injuries, with the blaze confined to one unit.

Flames rise from the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, California, on Thursday.
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EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 3: Fire burns at a Chevron refinery on October 3, 2025 in El Segundo, California. A big explosion around 10 pm (PST) on October 2, producing a large orange blaze that could be seen from miles away from the refinery close by the Los Angeles airport. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
Flames rise from the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, California, on Thursday.

Overview

  • An explosion around 9:30 p.m. PDT sent a large fireball and smoke from the West Coast’s largest refinery, drawing Chevron’s on‑site team and local fire units.
  • Chevron said all workers and contractors were accounted for and no injuries were reported as crews held the fire to a single area of the facility.
  • Parts of Manhattan Beach were briefly under a shelter‑in‑place, residents nearby were urged to stay indoors, and initial air‑monitoring showed no fence‑line exceedances.
  • LAX reported no operational impact, road closures and local monitoring continued, and officials said the cause is unknown with investigations in progress.
  • Two sources told The Globe and Mail the blaze started in the Isomax 7 jet‑fuel unit, a detail not confirmed by authorities, as agencies assess any effects on regional fuel supply.