EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (KABC) -- Crews extinguished a massive fire that erupted at a Chevron oil refinery in El Segundo , which sent up large flames and plumes of smoke into the air. Now, the impact of that fiery blast is going far past the South Bay.

Derick Galvan fueled up two generators and a gas can ahead of a packed weekend for his smash burger food truck business, Smash IE.

"Yeah, I am burning through a ton of fuel," Galvan said.

News of the Chevron refinery explosion in El Segundo and its impact on gas prices has him bracing for another hit to his bottom line.

"It is a big deal to me. The little things add up, especially when you're going through as many hundreds of gallons as I go through every day," Galvan said.

The refinery produces about 20% of California's gasoline and 40%

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