Fire Shuts Chevron Refinery Units Near LA as Fuel Crunch Looms

(Bloomberg) -- Chevron Corp.’s El Segundo refinery in Los Angeles County has shut multiple units as it continues battling a fire that broke out last night, the latest threat to fuel supplies in a state that’s already bracing for shortfalls. Firefighters responded after reports of an explosion at the El Segundo operation, south of Los Angeles airport, on Thursday evening local time. “The fire originated at a process unit at the southeast corner of the refinery,” said Becky Robinson, a spokesperson for the ...