A large fire at the El Segundo Chevron refinery in Los Angeles County has raised concerns about higher gas prices across California.

Officers and firefighters responded to the refinery on Thursday night after receiving multiple reports of an explosion and ensuing fire, according to the El Segundo Police Department. Crews, which included Chevron's private emergency response team, contained the fire to the southeast corner of the facility by the end of the night and completely extinguished it the following morning.

As the fuel company conducts its internal investigation to determine the cause of the fire, experts from AAA and the University of Southern California predict that gas prices across the state will likely spike.

"All eyes are on where pump prices are going to go from here,"

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