Flaring early today at the ExxonMobil Refinery in Torrance was initiated following a power outage triggered by a raccoon, officials said.
The 1:50 a.m. outage, which occurred outside the refinery, resulted in some unit shutdowns and slowdowns, refinery officials said.
Refinery officials started the flaring to burn off hydrocarbons as a safety measure. The power supply was restored and the refinery was returning to normal operations.
Southern California Edison spokeswoman Vanessa McGrady said a raccoon slipped past some protective barriers at a power substation at 190th Street and Prairie Avenue and sparked the outage.
Only the refinery was affected. Power was fully restored by 4:30 a.m.
At last word, the raccoon survived.
The 1:50 a.m. outage, which occurred outside the refinery, resulted in some unit shutdowns and slowdowns, refinery officials said.
Refinery officials started the flaring to burn off hydrocarbons as a safety measure. The power supply was restored and the refinery was returning to normal operations.
Southern California Edison spokeswoman Vanessa McGrady said a raccoon slipped past some protective barriers at a power substation at 190th Street and Prairie Avenue and sparked the outage.
Only the refinery was affected. Power was fully restored by 4:30 a.m.
At last word, the raccoon survived.
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