Equipment at Chevron El Segundo Plant Said Damaged in Fire

A fire yesterday at Chevron Corp.’s El Segundo refinery, California’s largest, damaged equipment associated with the plant’s fluid catalytic cracker, a person with knowledge of the refinery’s operations said.

The blaze, which ignited at around 6 p.m. local time, damaged the selective catalytic reduction plant, a unit that removes particulates from gas produced by the catalytic cracker, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public.