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Fire at Calif. refinery is out; 200 go to hospital

Yahoo -- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fire at one of the nation's largest refineries is out.

San Francisco Bay area-based KGO-TV reports that the fire at Chevron's refinery in Richmond, about 10 miles northeast of San Francisco, was doused early Tuesday morning.

Chevron spokeswoman Heather Kulp, however, said at a 5 a.m. news conference that officials were conducting a controlled burn.

The fire spewed black smoke over cities in the San Francisco Bay area. It was contained and a shelter-in-place order lifted on Monday night.

Hospitals have reported receiving more than 200 patients — some complaining of shortness of breath — since the fire started.

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LetemEatCake
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A very sad story!
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Thank you for posting.
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'….officials were conducting a controlled burn.'
But 200 go to the hospital?
Too many refinery fires and Big Oil will raise fuel prices if they want to or have a refinery undergo 'unplanned maintenance' when they want to. There is nothing you can do, Big oil will maintain its profits without regard to your well being or your possible economic problems.
The trend is always up with fuel prices. The price at the pump needs to go down to $2/gallon, $3 to $3.50/gallon is Not the new low!
With 'coming out of the closet' Barry's lousy, smoke and mirrors, lack of jobs, dog and pony show and in the crapper economy, who can afford to buy fuel and the vehicle to use it! Barry can spin the jobs numbers so they look much better than what they really are, he's a smooooth talker if there ever was one!
Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. Consider using other forms of less expensive transportation to lower your cost.
The price of fuel at the pump is too high!
12/22/2012
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Yikes...
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Don't you just love to read 4 day old news?
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What's up with all the refinery mishaps?
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Get well soon,I wish everyone well!!!!!!!!!!.Sorry for your discomfort.
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Good, get well soon to those hurt
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Is that the temporary work place?
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that's why gas is going up
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200 with breathing problems??
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Here come the lawyers...
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""200 patients — some complaining of shortness of breath "" They will be dropping dead this weekend at the pumps...
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Wonder what happenrd? Glad there were no serious injuries.
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Higher gas prices for CA.
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Glad the danger has passed
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That's why gas has been going up
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okay
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Good post.
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Hope they're alright...
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Hope the injured are ok
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More Gasoline.
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thanks for the post
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Ok
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Good ... hope they get well fast ... NOW lower the gas prices.
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Bend over and grab your ankles.....
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I do feel for the injured. Everyone will pay for this.
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Typical.......
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Sorry about the injured, but get back to work for the rest of us. Need to keep the country running. Lord knows the politicians are trying to cripple things.
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Hope everyone's OK
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Lawyers to the rescue....
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Ouch!
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How many days to get the refinery get back into production?

How many months to get the gasoline price back down?
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sorry about the people that got hurt
but why the increase in gas prices?
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That's too bad for those fine folks!
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excuse to raise price...
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sure do
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hope they are okay
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I'M SAD TO HEAR ABOUT THE PEOP0-LE THAT HAVE BEEN HURT, BUT THIS IS WHY GAS PRICES ARE GOING UP
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controlled burn ...relly believable..isn't it?
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My spouse new a gal who bought a house very close to this Chevron refinery.
Very cheap, LOL
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You have to get out of the way when smoke is involved. Get out of the area.
This stuff is extremely hazardous to breathe.
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wow....here comes OSHA
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very sorry to hear this, but sure hope some are not "law suit patients"...
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Company offical said they don't know yet wether production will be affected, but price at the pump has already been affected.
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Another excuse for increased prices...
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Wouldn't want to be a fire fighter on that..
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