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A fire at Valero's oil refinery in California led residents to shelter in place. The incident comes after Valero says it will end operations.

The fire comes just a month after Valero submitted notice to the California Energy Commission of its intent to idle, ...

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No injuries were reported in the incident, which took 20K barrels per day out of production. Refinery officials decline to offer details about the cause.