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PaylessKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:8,735 Points:1,583,400 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 6:37:07 AM Ignore PaylessKY Report Abuse A fire struck the core of Chevron's large Richmond, California, refinery today, sending flames and a column of smoke into the air and prompting authorities to order nearby residents indoors. The fire, which authorities said was still blazing more than two and a half hours after it erupted, hit the sole crude unit at the 245,000 barrel per day (bpd) plant, which accounts for one-eighth of the state's refining capacity. Visit OneNews for full article

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A fire struck the core of Chevron's large Richmond, California, refinery today, sending flames and a column of smoke into the air and prompting authorities to order nearby residents indoors.

The fire, which authorities said was still blazing more than two and a half hours after it erupted, hit the sole crude unit at the 245,000 barrel per day (bpd) plant, which accounts for one-eighth of the state's refining capacity.

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DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,079 Points:1,630,050 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 1:31:22 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse Not good
Martinman Champion Author Mississippi Posts:14,744 Points:2,094,805 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 9:51:36 AM Ignore Martinman Report Abuse Agreed. What is the point of posting a TWO DAY OLD news story, on a refinery fire that has already been posted here. Calif. refinery fire to likely raise West Coast gas prices Oh, and it's all over the news that the refinery fire has already been put-out. [Edited by: Martinman at 8/9/2012 12:53:34 PM EST]
doggod Champion Author Anchorage Posts:2,858 Points:743,310 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:42:19 AM Ignore doggod Report Abuse What? Another fire at this refinery? No, just a completely out of date story about the old one. What was the point of posting this?
LostInNY Champion Author New York Posts:1,731 Points:649,995 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 7:53:06 AM Ignore LostInNY Report Abuse get rid of this article...old news
slgas Champion Author Houston Posts:6,040 Points:1,564,490 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 7:26:56 AM Ignore slgas Report Abuse Old news. The fire was extinguished 2 days ago, but only after sending 200 people to the hospital.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,307 Points:2,374,255 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 6:53:51 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse let it burn
lcleveland Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,671 Points:653,000 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 6:51:52 AM Ignore lcleveland Report Abuse uh, oh higher prices
fowlcan Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,125 Points:686,540 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 6:49:01 AM Ignore fowlcan Report Abuse The price at the pump will also be blazing.
ibhenry Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,536 Points:457,945 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 6:48:48 AM Ignore ibhenry Report Abuse old news
Bussman Champion Author Dallas Posts:5,528 Points:1,361,910 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 6:46:50 AM Ignore Bussman Report Abuse This fire has already been extinguished.
oas Champion Author Maryland Posts:4,240 Points:2,143,365 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 6:44:59 AM Ignore oas Report Abuse There sure seems to be a lot of problems at refineries lately.
BurntOrange Champion Author Austin Posts:8,738 Points:1,584,965 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 6:43:20 AM Ignore BurntOrange Report Abuse A fire in California? Really? The fire started Monday night, and was out about 12 hours later. I guess it took a day for the news to reach New Zealand. [Edited by: BurntOrange at 8/9/2012 9:44:26 AM EST]