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Chevron Refinery Fire Under Control, Could Impact California’s Gas Supply

The fire broke out in a jet-fuel processor at the refinery.
Chevron Refinery Fire Under Control, Could Impact California’s Gas Supply
Flames rise from the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, Calif., on Oct. 2, 2025. AP Photo/Ethan Swope
Jill McLaughlin
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Firefighters continued to clean up after a massive explosion and fire rocked the Chevron El Segundo Refinery in Southern California late on Oct. 2, sparking a fire that burned for more than nine hours.

The refinery is the second largest in California, and Chevron’s second biggest in the United States. The state’s largest refinery is Marathon Oil Corp.’s Los Angeles Refinery in nearby Carson.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.