4 workers are injured in electrical fire at refinery

One worker was critically burned on his hands and face and three others were injured in a flash electrical fire at the Shell refinery in Wilmington.

The incident occurred about 2:30 p.m. while the four were working on a 2,300-volt electrical panel. Firefighters called to the scene at 2101 E. Pacific Coast Highway. were initially told that one of the men had been electrocuted.

Melissa Kelley, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Fire Department, said there was no actual fire but rather a flash of light and heat. Besides the critically burned employee, another was seriously hurt in the electrical fire. Two others were treated for minor injuries, Kelley said.