By ETHAN SWOPE and HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — A fire broke out at a Chevron oil refinery just outside Los Angeles on Thursday night, sending towering flames into the air that were visible for miles.

Officials in El Segundo, California, urged people to stay indoors. By early Friday, the fire was contained and there was no threat to public safety, the city said in a statement. No evacuations had been ordered.

“There is still an active fire and road closures remain in place,” it said.

Residents near the Chevron El Segundo Refinery described feeling a rumble, then they saw the flames.

“Pretty much the whole sky was orange,” said Sam Daugherty, who told KABC-TV he lives 10 blocks away and began packing a bag in a panic.

There were no injuries at the refinery

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