Posted on 10/14/2001 9:37:54 PM PDT by Talkwire
Part geography, I agree, but really it's more if it doesn't have anything to do with Glide Memorial Church or "Gay and Lesbian" issues or some other liberal agenda topic it's not happening.
True, if Reverend Cecil Williams had been ordered to 'shelter in place' he'd preach about being oppressed and the local media would be all over it.
Shelter In Place Alert Lifted In Martinez Area
(KCBS) - Officials in Contra Costa County have now lifted a shelter in place alert for the Martinez area. The California Highway Patrol had issued the shelter in place warning Sunday evening after a smoky release from a cracker unit at the Equilon Refinery in Martinez.
Officials say the Level 3 alert, the highest level of incident, lasted for about an hour. Contra Costa County Fire Dispatch officials got calls from people reporting a large plume of smoke and ash and soot falling to the ground in the area.
Maria Duazo, a spokeswoman for Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials, says the countyís emergency sirens were sounded and the shelter in place alert was issued to protect people in the area from breathing in the smoke.
The vent has now been shut off and the all clear has sounded.
A spokesman for Equilon say a non-toxic catalyst material was released in the incident. The refinery unit was in the process of being re-started when the incident happened. An investigative team has been assembled to find out what caused the release.
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