Firefighters were battling a blaze late Tuesday at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, Calif., according to the Southern California city’s police department. “Fire departments are currently fighting a fire at the Chevron refinery. Residents in the nearby areas are advised to close their windows,” El Segundo Police said in a Twitter post at about 11 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, or 2 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday. The blaze was a “major fire,” it was coming close to power lines, and firefighters were attempting to extinguish it with water and foam, a KTLA report said. Chevron’s stock was roughly unchanged in premarket action.
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