Massive fire erupts at Chevron refinery in El Segundo, California

A massive fire broke out in an oil refinery in southern California on Thursday evening.

The firefighters were sent around 9:35 p.m. to the Chevron refinery in El Segundo after having received smoke calls in the region, according to the authorities.

Flames of smoke and oranges have been seen in the sky for kilometers through the South Bay region.

The head of the fire division, Casey Snow with the fire service of El Segundo, told Fox News Digital that some of the products – petrol and diesel – were burned.

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Smoke and flames could be seen from the El Segundo refinery in Chevron in the County of Los Angeles, California, Thursday evening after being reported with an explosion. (KTTV)

Witnesses described the ardent scene as visible for miles.

“So I saw the sky become orange, and I was just wondering, like what the H — happened. What is it?

Snow said the crews contained the flames of the refinery and focused on preventing the fire from spreading.

“It is contained in the Chevron refinery, so there is no danger for the adjacent cities or residents of El Segundo or the beach of Manhattan,” said Snow. “The units on the scene work to depress and isolate the incident and remove the fire.”

Massive flames illuminated the night sky in the County of Los Angeles Thursday after an explosion at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, California. (Video screenshot / @ sri_shenoy on x)

He also noted that even if it is a “waiting game” because of what burns, there is no threat to residents in the surrounding cities at that time.

“It’s just a waiting game at the moment because there is residual essence and diesel that will burn, and there is not much that we can do it on this subject. We keep everything around him and try to depress him, and finally that the essence will run out and we will be in good shape,” said Snow.

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He added that there was no injury to report, which was also confirmed by a Chevron spokesperson.

“All refinery staff and entrepreneurs have been recorded and there are no injuries,” Allison Cook said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

She added: “No evacuation order for residents of the region has been set up by emergency intervention agencies in terms of the incident, and no overtaking has been detected by the monitoring of the installation fence.”

An explosion took place in the Chevron oil refinery located in El Segundo, California on Thursday evening. (Eric Quintanar for Fox News Digital)

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The refinery is one of the largest on the west coast and serves as a critical center for fuel food in the region. It extends over approximately 2 square miles and deals with crude oil, petrol fuel, petrol and other petroleum products.

The establishment employs more than 1,000 Chevron employees and 1,000 other entrepreneurs work daily on the site, highlighting its role as a major employer in the South Bay region.

It is a story in development. Come back for updates.

Eric Quintanar from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.