A large fire has broken out at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery in Los Angeles county in California, according to US media reports.
The blaze began on Thursday night, after emergency services received reports of an explosion at the site, according to CBS news. The cause is unclear.
Footage soon emerged showing a bright ball of orange flame against the night sky, followed by plumes of smoke.
There have been no reports of injuries or evacuations.
Mark Rogers told the LA Times he was playing in his weekly adult soccer league at Aviation Park, a few miles from the Chevron plant, when the apparent explosion took place. “I thought we got nuked or something,” Rogers, 34, told the paper. The referee cancelled their game due to the heavy smoke, it reports.
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