RICHMOND -- Crews are responding to a large fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond.
Posted on 08/06/2012 7:15:40 PM PDT by WSGilcrest
RICHMOND -- Crews are responding to a large fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond.
Flames and at least two large plumes of black smoke are visible from as far away as the Bay Bridge and a shelter in place warning has been issued.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
Richmond where?
Texas? Virginia? Kentucky? California? Indiana?
gas is going up, Up, UP.
Another excuse to raise gas prices....look for $5 a gallon before November.
Looks like OWS in Oakland is stepping things up a bit.
California. Sorry, location got excerpted.
bttt
That should be good for a $1.00 a gallon.
Bush’s fault.
Indeed....there's no way a fire at a facility that processes enormous quantities of flammable liquids and gases could be accidental.
Smoke plume at about 6000/8000ft. all the way to the valley now. Brentwood/Stockton area.
Another link
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8763930
Another link
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/ktvu-live-news/vFXTT/
San Fran wind patterns
http://www.met.sjsu.edu/cgi-bin/wind/windbin.cgi
Chevron’s Largest California Refinery “Immediate-Extreme-Health-Hazard” Fire Emergency
All chevron personnel safe and accounted for. No injuries. I can tell you though, from past experience, there’ll be about 600 surrounding area residents lined up at Kaiser with respitory distress.
Looks like OWS in Oakland is stepping things up a bit.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
or.....
Russian Troops Infilltrate USA, Responsible For Multiple Attacks!
Glad the chevron personnel are safe - thanks for sharing.
How many trial lawyers will be at the ER doors to sign up clients for the law suits? Think of the scrum to be the law firm to represent the class!
I’m in Martinez. Smoke from Richmond is rolling across the sky overhead....
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