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Firefighters battle toxic smoke from Richmond scrap metal fire  Map of Sims Metal Management Richmond| 94804: A large scrap metal fire is sending a plume of toxic smoke across the East Bay. Heavy equipment pulled piles of debris away from a fire | |
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| Mar.30 |
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 Visible flaring at Chevron refinery in Richmond A nasty smell had some residents in the East Bay concerned Tuesday night. The refinery conducted flaring, releasing hydrogen sulfite
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| Aug.22 |
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Chevron opening additional help center after fire North Richmond: With thousands of liability claims being filed, Chevron is opening an additional help center to further assist residents affected from the refinery...
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| Aug.8 |
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'Flare up' causes more alarm at Chevron refinery  Map of 841 Chevron Way Richmond 94801: Wednesday's fire flare-up made an already on-edge community even more nervous, prompting Chevron officials to come out and explain what happened
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| Aug.7 |
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Refinery fire out, shelter order lifted Map of 841 Chevron Way Richmond| 94801: Fire crews allowed a 'small controlled burn' to continue as a way of reducing pressure within the damaged unit | |
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| Feb.25 |
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Sewage Spill Prompts Warning People were warned to stay out of the water along the shoreline after raw and partially-treated sewage mixed with rainwater
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| May.6 |
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Fish, Birds Dead After Chemical Spill Dozens of fish and two mallard ducks were found dead in an irrigation ditch after a toxic solvent leaked from a chemical plant
| The solvent reached the waters of San Pablo Bay. Thousands of gallons of toluene were released from the plant after thieves stripped critical valves from factory equipment. 20 hazardous materials specialists have been using vacuum trucks to pump liquid out of the drainage ditches
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Chemical Spill Reaches San Pablo Bay An unknown quantity of a flammable substance that was found spilled in Richmond appeared to have made its way into San Pablo Bay
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| May.5 |
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Shelter-in-place after chemical leak Authorities briefly issued a warning to 1,500 homes after a chemical leak. 3,000 gallons of toluene had escaped from Reaction Products
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| Apr.17 |
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Chevron Flares Increase In Bay Area Richmond refinery has increased its flaring by 80% since 2005 when the Air Quality Management District passed a new limit
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| Jan.15 |
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Oil Fire Injures 1; Shelter-In-Place Map of 841 Chevron Way Richmond| 94801: A fire broke out at Chevron’s refinery, injuring one employee, prompting an order for residents to stay indoors. 1,200 employees were in the refinery when the fire broke out. Toll booth workers on th... | |
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| Aug.10 |
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Shelter in Place Order After Refinery Leak A hydrogen sulfide was leaked into the air as a result of a flare compression problem
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| Feb.5 |
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Higher rates of childhood asthma Residents are meeting with health officials to examine links between asthma and refinery pollution, dust
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| Oct.21 |
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Power outage at Chevron Refinery Refinery is in the process of shutting down all major units after a refinery-wide electrical power outage
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| Aug.19 |
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Loud boom of piles ripping fish apart Richmond-SR Bridge: Officials have seen fish floating in the water near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge after pile driving
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| May.3 |
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2,000 sue chemical company 5 lawsuits have been filed against General Chemical one year after a caustic release at a chemical plant
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| Jan.31 |
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Shelter-in-place warning There was an upset at the sulfur-recovery unit at the Chevron Refinery. Hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide were released
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| Dec.1 |
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Second leak over 24 hours General Chemical plant released a cloud of sulfur trioxide, later determined not to be hazardous
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| Nov.30 |
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Company Accused of Delaying
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| Nov.29 |
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Chemical released from plant| Shelter-in-place ordered after sulfur trioxide was released from General Chemical Corp. | |
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| Jul.10 |
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Refinery fined $300,000 Chevron has agreed to pay fines for failing to meet air quality standards. 52 violations from 1998
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| May.2 |
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A second toxic leak A chemical leak was related to an incident which ended just a few hours earlier. 25 people were treated at hospitals
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| May.1 |
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Chemical leak Leak forced residents to stay inside for much of the day while crews worked to contain a cloud of sulfur dioxide
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| Oct.26 |
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Factory fire with toxic smoke It sounded like an explosion
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