Large fire hits Chevron’s L.A. refinery, disrupting California’s fuel supply

Chevron’s 285,000-barrel-a-day El Segundo refinery in southern California had taken multiple units offline on Friday after a large fire erupted in a jet fuel production unit, disrupting supply in the Golden State’s isolated energy market.

The El Segundo refinery is the second largest in California and Chevron’s second-biggest refinery in the United States. The facility supplies a fifth of all motor vehicle fuels and 40% of the jet fuel consumed in southern California.

The fire at the facility’s jet fuel production unit broke out on Thursday evening. No injuries were reported, and all workers at the refinery were accounted for, Chevron spokesperson Allison Cook said in an email.

Chevron on Friday said the fire had been put out.

It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion at t