Gavin McKiernan, vice president of the Wrigley Association, sent me the following e-mail about neighborhood concerns about the refinery explosion and fire in nearby Wilmington:
The smoky cloud in the sky this morning was from the Tesoro refinery where an explosion caused a large fire.
Officials from Tesoro contacted the 7th District council office of Tonia Reyes Uranga, which in turn contacted the Wrigley Association, among others, to spread the word that people within a mile of the fire at 2101 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Wilmington should stay indoors as much as possible as a precautionary measure.
A 1-mile radius from the fire covers much of the Westside up to the 710 and the L.A. River but stops short of Wrigley.
They didn't expect any air problems but of course (my comment not theirs) when chemicals and buildings burn it isn't always obvious what has been released into the air until later.
