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.
The fire broke out around 9 p.m. Thursday and could be seen for miles across the South Bay. Officials said there was no threat to the public.
"All refinery personnel and contractors have been accounted for and there are no injuries," Allison Cook, a Chevron spokesperson, said in a statement.
The refinery is the largest oil-producing site on the West Coast, and it isn't the first explosion it has seen.
It was not immediately clear what caused Thursday's blaze.
AIR7 was overhead as towering flames and billowing smoke filled up the sky in El Segundo. Several Eyewitness News viewers in nearby communities reported hearing a blast around 9:30 p.m.
