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A fire at the Martinez Refining Company on Wednesday night was extinguished with one person injured, according to Contra Costa Health.
A hazmat team with Contra Costa Health responded to the fire, the department said around 8:20 p.m.
“We are monitoring to determine if there are any potential health concerns,” said Contra Costa Health on social media. “At this time, we are not aware of any offsite impacts.”
The refinery reported that someone suffered an injury from the fire and the Contra Costa Fire Protection District confirmed they were assisting with a medical emergency but didn’t have information about the fire.
The refinery will be submitting a report to Contra Costa Health within 72 hours, the department said.
This week’s incident marks the second known fire at the refinery so far this year, following an explosion and subsequent blaze that broke out on Feb. 1 and resulted in six injured workers and a shelter-in-place alert for nearby residents that lasted more than four hours. That fire, caused by a hydrocarbon leak during “turnaround” maintenance, burned for three days.
— Story by Katy St. Clair, Bay City News / Embarcadero Media editor Cierra Bailey contributed to this report
