Breaking: Huge fire at Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, California. Residents told to close windows and stay indoors. This same refinery caught fire about 10 years ago.

Update: The same Chevron oil refinery caught fire in 1999 and 2007. Here’s a list of several environmental accidents at the refinery over the years.

Via NBC; Mercury News; KCRA; SFGate

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∞  08/06/12 at 10:24pm
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    I’m going to cali soon, i do not need this shit in my life RIGHT NOW, fml california, just stay normal for like two...
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    Well then you’d like it up here For the rest of the week it’s mid to high 70’s. Today it’s blessedly cool, around 67
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    85 is the perfect temperature. 90 with a breeze.
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    :/ even more reasons i’m glad i’m out of the east bay
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    Not far from home
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    Maggie! Come escape up to Seattle. I promise there are no blazing refineries in sight!
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    You can see the smoke from San Francisco.
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