Smoke billows from the Tesoro Refinery in Wilmington as firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department and the plant’s fire-control unit battle a blaze that erupted overnight. The fire was eventually contained Friday morning. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Orange flames glow behind an array of tanks in a coking unit at the Tesoro Refinery in Wilmington. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters pour water on a coking unit that erupted in flames at the Tesoro Refinery in Wilmington. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters direct a steady stream of water on the refinery blaze. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to other parts of the refinery. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
More than 120 firefighters battled the blaze at the Tesoro Refinery. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
