PASCAGOULA, Miss. — A fire broke out Thursday at Chevron's largest U.S. refinery in Pascagoula, but authorities said there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Pascagoula Fire Department Capt. Terry Turgeau told The Associated Press that about 20 firefighters from Pascagoula and Jackson County were standing by, but Chevron's own fire crews were fighting the blaze.
"It looks pretty big," Turgeau said. "Just looking from the station it looks pretty large."
Steve Renfroe, a Chevron spokesman, said Chevron crews were trying to contain the blaze.
"Our emergency response crews are responding to that fire," Renfroe said. "We don't have any injuries and the fire is not a danger to the public."
Gasoline supply at record-low 20 days Updated 1h 36m ago 2007-08-29
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. gasoline supplies are the lowest level ever recorded in terms of demand, just 20 days of average fuel consumption, the Energy Information Administration said Wednesday.
"This is even fewer days than seen following the hurricanes in 2005," the EIA said in its weekly review of the oil market. "While the absolute level of total gasoline inventories has been slightly lower a few times in recent years, when the level of demand is taken into account, it has not been this low before."
The low gasoline inventory will not likely cause a sharp spike in retail fuel prices, but will limit the usual decline in pump prices after this weekend's Labor Day holiday, the EIA said.
Drivers now are enjoying the lowest gasoline prices in almost five months, the government said.
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