It’s time to address refinery safety

Re “Massive blast at refinery raises worries,” Oct. 4; “Refinery has a history of safety citations,” Oct. 5

- KATHRYN GRAY

A MASSIVE fire broke out at Chevron's El Segundo refinery late on Oct. 2.

I'M a third-generation South Bay resident. My father was raised in El Segundo. His father worked for Standard Oil for years, and my father and my uncles worked summer jobs at the refinery. Standard Oil, now Chevron, seemed to have been a responsible community member.

I grew up a block from Standard Oil’s Rosecrans Ave. boundary. One of my earlier childhood memories was the time lightning struck an oil storage tank across Rosecrans. That fire burnt for days, the burning tank spewing black, sooty smoke.