Wednesday, February 18,
2015http://abc7.com/news/exxon-mobil-refinery-in-torrance-damaged-after-explosion/523467/TORRANCE, Calif. (KABC) -- An explosion at the Exxon Mobil refinery caused structural damage and was felt for miles around Torrance on Wednesday, but there were no major injuries.
The blast happened in a processing unit at the refinery in the 3700 block of 190th Street at 8:50 a.m. The explosion was followed by a ground fire, which was quickly knocked down.
The explosion was so strong that it registered as a 1.7-magnitude earthquake on a nearby seismometer operated by Caltech and USGS....