Four workers at an ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance have been injured in a plant explosion, according to a news report.
The Orange County Fire Department said that the blast occurred in a recently installed processing facility and involved gasoline. Nearby residents reported a sharp jolt that they assumed was an earthquake; the blast could be felt within two miles of the facility, which was totally destroyed in the subsequent fire.
The four workers who were electrical contractors at the refinery were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Cal-OSHA inspectors shut down a fluid catalytic cracking unit that they suspect caused the accident, although the investigation is ongoing. The refinery was cited in 2014 for eight serious violations (those that could result in serious injury or death) during a state inspection. A review earlier this month cleared the plant of all but two serious violations and 12 general violations.
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