Oct 3 (Reuters) - A fire broke out in a jet fuel unit at Chevron's (CVX.N) , opens new tab 285,000 barrel-per-day El Segundo refinery near Los Angeles on Thursday, sending flames and smoke into the air.

No injuries were reported and all workers at the refinery were accounted for, Chevron said in an email.

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The fire broke out in the refinery's Isomax 7 unit, which converts mid-distillate fuel oil into jet fuel, two sources said.

Isomax 7 produces jet fuel along with the refinery’s two crude distillation units for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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

In the U.S. so far in 2025, there have been several refinery fire incidents. Below are key details:

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-refinery-fire-incidents-so-far-2025-2025-10-03/