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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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Submitted Aug 08, 2012 By: leemun

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Ticoman54 Champion Author Miami Posts:7,036 Points:1,490,070 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:46:32 PM Ignore Ticoman54 Report Abuse Another excuse for increased prices...
PoohMcGoo Champion Author Alabama Posts:3,067 Points:798,335 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:45:33 PM Ignore PoohMcGoo Report Abuse Wouldn't want to be a fire fighter on that..
BoerneWatch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:15,531 Points:2,451,990 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:36:17 PM Ignore BoerneWatch Report Abuse About time. Scary situation.
mgune9 All-Star Author Dallas Posts:914 Points:200,395 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:26:04 PM Ignore mgune9 Report Abuse terrible news
wayoung56 Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,790 Points:816,385 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:23:02 PM Ignore wayoung56 Report Abuse Maybe a controlled burn that got out of control???
rjoeh Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,071 Points:2,468,115 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:22:47 PM Ignore rjoeh Report Abuse And now a protracted slow rebuild to keep gas prices at their currently high levels for another year or so is my guess.
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,324 Points:1,530,400 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:18:30 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse An excuse for raising prices.
libertyut Champion Author Utah Posts:1,344 Points:290,650 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:16:35 PM Ignore libertyut Report Abuse need to build more and better refineries.
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:10,886 Points:2,129,655 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:16:29 PM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse Fine Chevron the amount that gas prices go up times the volume of gas used on the West Coast. Then the next time, they won't be so greedy and sorely neglect maintenance.
GoneUpAgain Champion Author Atlanta Posts:7,594 Points:1,343,300 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:16:19 PM Ignore GoneUpAgain Report Abuse If the gawkers weren't out trying to get a closer look, they probably wouldn't have breathing problems. You think?
Sody33 Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:15,946 Points:1,870,860 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:15:43 PM Ignore Sody33 Report Abuse Ghastly.
serrog Champion Author Nova Scotia Posts:5,554 Points:1,510,180 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:10:24 PM Ignore serrog Report Abuse Greed will feed off this tragedy
OOXXFF Champion Author Greensboro Posts:3,048 Points:1,076,480 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:09:12 PM Ignore OOXXFF Report Abuse Fire out - good. No deaths - good. Two hundred people injured - very bad. Fire occurred - very bad.
farn1958 All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:886 Points:183,385 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:05:53 PM Ignore farn1958 Report Abuse That didn't look like any controlled burn more like Chevron was trying to cover their buts again.
cokezero All-Star Author Philadelphia Posts:830 Points:401,510 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:04:06 PM Ignore cokezero Report Abuse k
dulberg Sophomore Author Long Island Posts:242 Points:265,480 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:01:29 PM Ignore dulberg Report Abuse K
firefly09 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,493 Points:715,745 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 10:00:50 PM Ignore firefly09 Report Abuse I agree with you Tekkersmom57.
Tekkersmom57 Champion Author Syracuse Posts:1,868 Points:699,220 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:57:29 PM Ignore Tekkersmom57 Report Abuse What is with all of the refinery fires? Seems like there needs to be some better upkeep at these places.
justmedc Veteran Author Michigan Posts:382 Points:174,045 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:57:03 PM Ignore justmedc Report Abuse hope everyone is okay
mrbee Champion Author Little Rock Posts:3,744 Points:2,464,030 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:50:09 PM Ignore mrbee Report Abuse Here come the lawyers.
TheHermit Champion Author Maine Posts:3,404 Points:127,780 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:50:07 PM Ignore TheHermit Report Abuse And I thought those dark clouds were rain clouds coming. Prices are going up almost hourly here in the East.
DandyDapple All-Star Author North Dakota Posts:715 Points:309,320 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:48:07 PM Ignore DandyDapple Report Abuse ...
famu35 Rookie Author Oklahoma City Posts:67 Points:112,655 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:45:28 PM Ignore famu35 Report Abuse I pray that everyone that was hospitalized because of this is okay.
Vitobug Champion Author El Paso Posts:1,950 Points:638,110 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:41:27 PM Ignore Vitobug Report Abuse ok
NorthglennBill Champion Author Denver Posts:7,417 Points:1,470,720 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:40:15 PM Ignore NorthglennBill Report Abuse Suppose that means the price of gasoline will go even higher in California.
seeyardee Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,087 Points:1,803,450 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:38:46 PM Ignore seeyardee Report Abuse Prices up by more than 10c/gallon since this morning, and 16 cents since the fire started.
walkingtall Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,984 Points:1,118,755 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:38:31 PM Ignore walkingtall Report Abuse I smell a lawsuit!
F81M Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,489 Points:785,185 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:35:47 PM Ignore F81M Report Abuse I smell lawsuits!!
mrinmoyd Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,095 Points:364,525 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:34:46 PM Ignore mrinmoyd Report Abuse hum
danreino Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,337 Points:1,537,705 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:33:32 PM Ignore danreino Report Abuse I saw black smoke....And ?
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,554 Points:1,770,090 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:31:47 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Ambulance chasers will have a field day with this. Lining up the lawsuits already, I'm sure. Ixnay awyersLay.
darkknight1 Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:4,325 Points:893,885 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:30:05 PM Ignore darkknight1 Report Abuse That must be what's causing our gas to go up here on the east coast! JK.
gougenator Champion Author Dallas Posts:29,842 Points:3,242,975 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:29:52 PM Ignore gougenator Report Abuse SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fire at one of the nation's largest refineries is ou largest? then a major league gouge expected ,,,sabotage i bet here comes $5 gas and christmas bonuses to all the big oil-gas [Edited by: gougenator at 8/8/2012 10:34:45 PM EST]
Bleeder Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,038 Points:1,698,875 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:26:49 PM Ignore Bleeder Report Abuse I hope everyone is allright.
phinsup67 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,365 Points:1,179,130 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:26:28 PM Ignore phinsup67 Report Abuse More rising prices
scubadaniel Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,406 Points:689,745 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:26:12 PM Ignore scubadaniel Report Abuse Let's raise the price again...
Gas Thirsty Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,871 Points:3,225,825 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:25:53 PM Ignore Gas Thirsty Report Abuse Hello $4 again. :(
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,199 Points:516,575 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:23:40 PM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse Prices are rising daily out west.
knot2swift Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,374 Points:695,250 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:21:27 PM Ignore knot2swift Report Abuse Time to build some refineries on the moon. Only "The Man On the Moon" will say "Not In My Back Yard". Seriously, they need to be built in the mid west where there is only a few farmers to pi$$ off. The farmers are going broke from the drought so they may as well apply for a job at the new place. [Edited by: knot2swift at 8/8/2012 10:23:20 PM EST]
Gas Thirsty Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,871 Points:3,225,825 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:21:21 PM Ignore Gas Thirsty Report Abuse Prices have gone up 10 cents in one day in So. Cal.
12mpgnavigator Champion Author Seattle Posts:2,769 Points:649,960 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:16:03 PM Ignore 12mpgnavigator Report Abuse west coast prices expected to jump 25 cents
kyjlh Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,607 Points:649,760 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:14:58 PM Ignore kyjlh Report Abuse Could of been a lot more
regasaz Champion Author Phoenix Posts:5,775 Points:1,280,880 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:12:58 PM Ignore regasaz Report Abuse Not at all what California needed...............
iceman11 Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,715 Points:536,425 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:12:42 PM Ignore iceman11 Report Abuse Hope all involved make a full recovery
ericbcire Champion Author Nevada Posts:4,510 Points:1,265,285 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:09:55 PM Ignore ericbcire Report Abuse Good luck to the injured.
brutherruther Veteran Author Fort Worth Posts:435 Points:237,540 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:04:42 PM Ignore brutherruther Report Abuse good
unicornIL Veteran Author Chicago Posts:446 Points:383,445 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:02:54 PM Ignore unicornIL Report Abuse price increases for the west coast
1stClicker Champion Author Texas Posts:5,306 Points:2,241,595 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:00:18 PM Ignore 1stClicker Report Abuse Up go the prices.
bevmill Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,567 Points:598,370 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 8:59:41 PM Ignore bevmill Report Abuse This is not good news.
Blue48 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,295 Points:1,635,995 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 8:57:31 PM Ignore Blue48 Report Abuse NOT GOOD NEWS!
C.Carpets All-Star Author Oakland Posts:543 Points:2,088,260 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 8:54:20 PM Ignore C.Carpets Report Abuse Price has gone up $.10 so far. News predicts $.30 by weekend.
suzmar Champion Author Texas Posts:2,211 Points:870,220 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 8:52:23 PM Ignore suzmar Report Abuse We need new refineries, unfortunately the EPA stands in the way.