All posts tagged "Torrance"

  • A very large smokestack flare burns off flammable product after an explosion in a processing facility at the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, Calif. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. A small ground fire was quickly extinguished and the facility's flare system was triggered for safety reasons. Two workers suffered minor injuries. (AP Photo/Daily Breeze, Chuck Bennett)
    Torrance oil refinery explosion will boost Calif. gas prices

    TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — An explosion devastated part of a major refinery on Wednesday morning, raining down ash in the area and, experts say, likely helping to increase California gas prices, which have been creeping up in...

    • Posted February 18, 2015
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  • Thousands of Toyota jobs to move to Texas from Torrance

    TORRANCE (CNS) – Toyota confirmed Monday that the company will move its North American headquarters to Plano, Texas, meaning a major loss of jobs in Torrance, where the mayor expressed sadness but said he hoped the city...

    • Posted April 29, 2014
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