Fire at Chevron refinery in California contained, officials say

The cause of the explosion and blaze at the El Segundo refinery, Chevron's second largest in the US, remains under investigation.

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Residents in El Segundo, some 20 miles (32km) southwest of Los Angeles, reported feeling a major blast around 21:30 local time (04:30 GMT) on Thursday, with orange flames and plumes of smoke visible around the refinery.

City officials say there is no public threat or evacuation orders currently in place. The cause of the blast is under investigation.

In a statement, Chevron called it an "isolated fire" and said that "all refinery personnel and contractors have been accounted for and there are no injuries".

"No evacuation orders for area residents have been put in place by emergency response agencies monitoring the incident, and no exceedances have been detected by the facilities fence line monitoring system," the company said.