KNTV
Firefighters attack a blaze that erupted at a Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, Calif.
By NBC News
Updated at 11:11 p.m. ET: A fire erupted at 6:15 p.m. Monday night at one of the processing units at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif., the oil company said in a statement.
A?"level 3" shelter in place order was issued, NBCBayArea.com reported. Residents in Richmond, North Richmond and San Pablo were advised to go indoors and?close all windows and doors.
See the original story at NBCBayArea.com
No evacuation or injuries were immediately reported, NBCBayArea.com said.
All employees were safely accounted for and no injuries were reported, according to a statement from Chevron media relations.
BART rapid transit service stopped service in the Richmond area, NBCBayArea.com reported.
The 1,200 employee plant has a 245,271-barrel-per-day capacity, Reuters reported.
Reuters described the burning unit as a crude distillation unit, which does the initial refining of crude oil coming into a refinery and provides feedstock for all other units at the refinery.
Chevron has its?own fire department with 60 firefighters, which is on site, NBCBayArea.com reported. Surrounding local departments and haz-mat teams are also on site assisting.
Chevron said it did not have details about the cause of the incident.
In 2006,?an explosion at the plant?sent hundreds of people to the hospital. There also incidents in 1999, and 2007.
Watch US News videos on NBCNews.com?
More content from NBCNews.com:?
Follow US News from NBCNews.com on Twitter and Facebook
john lennon death john lennon death c.j. wilson mythbusters blago mumia abu jamal mumia abu jamal
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.