Hazmat team concludes monitoring after plumes of smoke reported from Martinez refinery

  • Source: KTVU-TV FOX 2 Oakland
  • Published: 01/31/2023 07:54 PM

Firefighters responded Tuesday afternoon to reports of a fire at a refinery in Martinez. Contra Costa Health service said there were several reports of a fire at Martinez Refining Company with light smoke coming from the area. The refinery said in a Facebook post that on-site firefighters responded around noon to smoldering material in out-of-service equipment. The company said there were no injuries and there have been no impact operations at the refinery. The health department said a county hazmat team concluded air monitoring of the situation and that no threat to public health was detected throughout the incident.



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