Photo from SF Chronicle On the morning of February 1, two workers at the Martinez petroleum refinery encountered leaking hydrocarbon material during maintenance. The factory practice of burning excess petroleum lit the material on fire immediately, starting a blaze which sent black plumes of smoke into the suburbs surrounding the refinery. This caused a city-wide shelter in place and injured six people. While the fire was quickly extinguished by 11 a.m., the smoke remained. “I think it’s a...

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