WILMINGTON, Calif. (KTLA) -- A fire ripped through an administrative building at the ConocoPhillips refinery in Wilmington early Monday morning.
The fire was reported around 4:22 a.m. in the 1600 block of W. Anaheim Street, just west of the 110 Freeway.
A passerby who saw a glow in one of the windows called 911, according to L.A. City Fire Capt. Jaime Moore.
When fire crews arrived at the scene, they encountered flames in the second-story of the building, which had already extended up into the attic, Moore said.
Structural stability was a major concern for firefighters, officials said, because the brick-and-mortar building is over 100 years old.
A portion of the roof collapsed early in the firefight, prompting fire crews to pull back and assume a defensive posture.
About 150 firefighters doused the building with heavy streams of water from ladder trucks.
No injuries were immediately reported.
The blaze was confined to the free-standing office building, and did not affect any other parts of the facility.
"It does not involve the refinery, so we do not have any danger to our residents nearby," Moore said.
Fire officials stressed that it was an ordinary structure fire, and did not involve any hazardous materials.
The LAFD was working in a unified command with ConocoPhillips to shut down utilities and monitor some computer equipment in the basement of the affected building.
Firefighters expected to be on scene for several hours until the fire was completely knocked down.
ConocoPhillips spokesperson Betsy Brien said the fire would not impact shipments or the refinery process.
"We do have contingency plans in place so we will be able to operate," Brien said.
There was no immediate word on a possible cause of the fire.
Source-ktla
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