Contra Costa County says a range of harmful chemicals were released, including some that pose risks for cancer and ...

MARTINEZ — A day after plumes of smoke and towering flames took over a portion of the Martinez Refinery, officials said the fire is contained ... refinery’s Light Oil Processing area.

Contra Costa Health on Tuesday responded to a Martinez Refining Company report that chemicals and combustion byproducts from ...

Fire crews responded to the refinery at 3495 Pacheco Blvd., just before 2 p.m. Saturday to put out the blaze that officials said was the result of an explosion caused by a leak of hydrocarbons in ...

Contra Costa health officials say strong winds likely helped push some of the chemicals away from neighborhoods. Martinez residents however, are kept wondering if living in the city is worth it amid ...

Ten days after the refinery fire in Martinez, Contra Costa Health says that cancer-causing chemicals were among the chemicals involved.

(KRON) — A large fire broke out Saturday at ... Congressman John Garamendi, who represents five oil refineries in his district, including the Martinez Refining Company – says the Martinez ...

Martinez Refining Company filed a required preliminary report with Contra Costa Health on Wednesday afternoon about last weekend's refinery fire, saying air monitoring for contaminants "resulted ...

PBF Energy's 157,000 b/d Martinez refinery in Northern California remained offline Wednesday following a Feb. 1 fire that injured six workers, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. All of the ...

An East Bay community is still feeling the effects from a weekend fire at the Martinez Refining Company that emitted huge plumes of smoke and injured six refinery employees. The fire at the ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -An oil refinery in Russia's southern Volgograd region caught fire after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack, but the blaze has now been put out, the regional governor said on Friday.