Fire still burning at California Chevron refinery following explosion
by Guardian staff and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#70G2N)
No injuries reported in El Segundo, site of company's second-biggest US refinery, which supplies jet fuel for LA airport
A fire that broke out at Chevron's El Segundo refinery that supplies jet fuel for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was still burning on Friday morning after an explosion at the plant.
The press office of Gavin Newsom, the California governor, had confirmed that the fire erupted on Thursday night on the outskirts of the city, with a county official adding that the flames had been confined to one area.
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