The leak was not expected to cancel any of the community events, health officials said.
MARTINEZ — Health officials in Contra Costa County assured the public Friday that they didn’t believe there was any danger following the release of petroleum coke dust from the Martinez Refining Company early Friday.A woman was found trapped under a driverless car in SF. It’s not what it looks like, the car company said
In a statement, Contra Costa County Health Services said a hazardous materials team investigated the reported release of the dust about 11 a.m., and determined that it likely wasn’t bad enough to cancel the city’s community events, including Alhambra High’s homecoming parade. The release of the dust ended soon after the refining company reported it to the county’s community warning system. Health officials said the refining company reported the release to have happened at 10:31 a.m. as workers were doing maintenance.
The maintenance stopped after the leak, health officials said. They added that the refining company confirmed there would be no more maintenance Friday.On Thanksgiving, a hazardous materials containing aluminum, barium, chromium, nickel, vanadium and zinc all were sent into the city in higher levels than are safe, health officials said.The facility must provide a 72-hour report to the county regarding the cause of the release. That report will be posted at cchealth.org/hazmat.
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