Although refinery fires are not unheard of, industry experts say the sheer scale of the El Segundo fire last week raises concerns about what went wrong and requires a thorough investigation.

CHILDREN were among 23 people killed after an explosion and fire tore through supermarket in Mexico. The blaze hit a Waldo’s discount store in the northwestern town of Hermosillo as the country

A large fire broke out Thursday night at a Chevron refinery, in El Segundo, the largest oil-producing facility on the West Coast, officials said. The fire turned the dark night sky orange in the area surrounding the refinery, with towering flames and ...

Fire crews said people heard explosions before the fire first started at a vacant business. It then spread to two apartment and condominium buildings.

Explosions occurred at two oil refineries in NATO countries — the Romanian Petrotel-Lukoil refinery in Ploiesti and the largest Hungarian plant of the MOL company. This was reported by Magyar Nemzet newspaper on October 21.

Ukrainian drones struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries overnight into Sunday, causing explosions and sparking a fire, according to both Ukraine’s military and Russian officials. The strike targeted the Kirishi refinery, in Russia's northwestern ...

FREEPORT, Texas — A fire that broke out at the Dow chemical plant in Freeport is now contained and the investigation into what started it begins. It happened at the plant on Brazosport Boulevard near the Nolan Ryan Expressway. Residents nearby reported ...