BENICIA, Calif. - The Valero Refinery on Monday morning was on fire in Benicia, according to the fire department. The fire was reported at about 8:45 a.m. and was under control about an hour later ...

A shelter-in-place was issued Monday morning after a fire at the Valero refinery in Benicia sent smoke blowing through the area. Benicia residents who are able to smell the smoke are being urged ...

“I’ve just gotten out of the frying pan and into the fire,” she said ... De Haan said. BP’s refinery in Whiting, Ind., is among the U.S. refineries that are most dependent on Canadian ...

For parts of the interior United States that don't have access to Gulf ports - such as the Great Lakes, Midwest and Rocky Mountains regions - this has been a "really sure-fire way of getting oil ...

In a statement, Contra Costa County Health Officer Dr. Ori Tzvieli on Tuesday revealed how fortunate the Martinez community was that afternoon, and how close the refinery fire was to becoming a ...

We didn't think it would be like this. "While the refinery fire was a huge problem this past week, our big concern is what this means for the future," she said. "We put everything we have into our ...

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 ...

MARTINEZ, Calif. - A cause for the fire at the Martinez Refining Company Saturday afternoon has been identified, officials said Sunday. Officials with the company said the fire was caused by a ...

LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT. TO THE BAY AREA NOW WHERE CREWS ARE BATTLING A FIRE AT A REFINERY PLANT THAT HAS SENT MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL. IT’S HAPPENING AT THE MARTINEZ OIL REFINERY ...

MARTINEZ — A day after plumes of smoke and towering flames took over a portion of the Martinez Refinery, officials said the fire is contained and community events are moving forward as planned ...

The county was alerted to the fire at the facility around 1:47 p.m., according to the health department. In a social media post, the refinery said flaring and a fire had occurred. The Bay Area Air ...