A fire involving a portable air compressor at the Martinez Refining Company on Wednesday night left one person injured, according to officials. A hazmat team with Contra Costa Health responded to ...

MRC filed its mandated 72-hour report to Contra Costa Health about the fire, which started at 7:47 p.m. when a portable air compressor caught fire while being refueled by a contract worker.

Thick, black smoke billowed from a fire at a Martinez refinery for nearly three hours Saturday before Contra Costa County sirens sounded to warn people to shelter indoors and avoid breathing the air.

A fire at the Martinez Refining Company on Wednesday night has been extinguished and one person is injured, according to Contra Costa Health. According to the company, a portable air compressor ...

A garbage truck fire Tuesday morning caused a major backup, completely halting traffic on an East Bay freeway in Contra Costa County, the California Highway Patrol said. Car fire in Caldecott ...