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In reply to the discussion: Updated (again): Smoke near Long Beach, CA apparently a refinery fire (reported as planned burn). [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)37. Very odd they would do that during Santa Ana winds on
the weekend. Usually, any kind of burn offs are done during damp weather conditions here in California. I think I'll wait and see.
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Updated (again): Smoke near Long Beach, CA apparently a refinery fire (reported as planned burn). [View all]
cbayer
Sep 2012
OP
I'm just a few minutes south of Long Beach and haven't seen anything.
aint_no_life_nowhere
Sep 2012
#3
I'm seeing it from Catalina. Looks like it might be right at the end of Palos Verdes or even behind
cbayer
Sep 2012
#7
Maybe the smoke is from the fire near the Getty Center? They are calling it the Sepulveda fire..
left coaster
Sep 2012
#5
I was living near Long Beach City College during the great Hancock Fire of 1958
KansDem
Sep 2012
#13
It may have to do with the heat. We are just a little skittish about fires right now.
cbayer
Sep 2012
#23
Husband is a flight instructor, teaching around Torrance, texted me about this...
wolfwatcher
Sep 2012
#25
Procedural refinery burn off? That seems like a bad idea in light of the current conditions, but
cbayer
Sep 2012
#33
We shall see. It looks like it is slowing down, but you think they would make this
cbayer
Sep 2012
#36