Schools told to 'shelter in place' after incident at Exxon Torrance refinery

(Reuters) - Students in about 30 schools were told to shelter in place after a possible incident at Exxon Mobil Corp's Torrance, California, refinery on Wednesday, a report on the CBS Los Angeles news website said. A separate report with ktla.com said residents reported hearing an explosion from the direction of the refinery and that the refinery was working to control a petroleum leak. In a filing with state pollution regulator, the 149,500 barrel-per-day Torrance refinery reported "an incident" that caused flaring at the refinery. The company was not immediately available for comment. (Changes to CBS Los Angeles, not 'CBC', in first paragraph) (Reporting by Arpan Varghese in Bengaluru; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)