Contra Costa Well being Sunday beneficial that residents of Martinez, components of Pacheco and Clyde who’ve respiratory sensitivity stay indoors with doorways and home windows closed whereas smoke continues to clear from Saturday’s hearth on the Martinez Refining Firm.
Contra Costa Well being famous in a information launch that as of 11 a.m. Sunday, the fireplace was largely out, however the company will hold its well being advisory in place for individuals with respiratory sensitivity till the fireplace is totally extinguished.
A shelter-in-place alert was declared at 4:49 p.m. Saturday for particular neighborhoods close to the refinery and lifted about 9 p.m.
Saturday’s hearth injured a minimum of six individuals. 4 individuals had been taken to a hospital for remedy Saturday and three had been launched, stated Ted Leach, a Contra Costa County Fireplace Safety District captain. Two others had been handled on the scene and launched, he stated.
Contra Costa Well being stated it was first notified of the occasion when the Martinez Refining Co., owned by PBF Vitality, reported the fireplace by the county’s Neighborhood Warning System (CWS) at 1:49 p.m. Saturday.
The Degree 2 CWS alert warned that the incident might doubtlessly have an effect on surrounding neighborhoods, prompting Contra Costa Well being to problem its well being advisory.
