When a large fire broke out at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, a bright orange glow from the flames could be seen across a large portion of Southern California.
Eyewitness News spoke exclusively with a man who had an up-close experience. He was working on site when it erupted and described what it was like.
Eyewitness News spoke exclusively with a man who had an up-close experience with the massive fire at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery.
“Next thing I know, I hear like a big ‘WHOOOSH’… it was like wind, but like pressurized wind,” he said. “Next thing I know, bro, I see everything in front of me just light up and I see shadows of towers and pieces of equipment and I’m just like ‘Oh my god. It’s a fire’.”
That’s when he started running.
“Next thing I know, on my left side, the flare goes off… it’s just a big old fire torch, you know what I mean? And I just feel the heat coming on the left side of my face, and I’m just like ‘Oh man i got to keep running, I’m already out of breath’.”
Chevron officials said everyone was accounted for and no injuries were reported.
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