Explosion and fire at Union Oil tank farm in Wilmington lit up the skies in 1951

After more than a century in operation, the owners of the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery officially closed down operations at its plants in Wilmington and Carson on Dec. 31, 2025. Union Oil owned the Wilmington refinery, located at 1660 W. Anaheim St., until 1997, when the company sold it to Tosco Corp. Tosco turnedContinue reading “Explosion and fire at Union Oil tank farm in Wilmington lit up the skies in 1951”

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