CSB investigating fire at Chevron’s Richmond refinery

The US Chemical Safety Board will fully investigate what caused an Aug. 6 fire at Chevron USA Inc.’s 240,000 b/d Richmond refinery in Martinez, Calif., CSB announced on Aug. 11. A team of seven investigators arrived at the plant northeast of San Francisco on Aug. 8 and has interviewed witnesses and reviewed documents, CSB said. Structural and safety experts were due to arrive on Aug. 13 to prepare for investigators’ sa fe entry into the fire area, it added. The fire occurred when gas oil leaked from an 8-in. pipe connected to a crude oil distillation tower, according to CSB. It said workers noticed the leak and were attempting repairs on piping connected to the still-operating distillatio...

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