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One injured at Martinez refinery after portable air compressor catches fire
A fire involving a portable air compressor at the Martinez Refining Company on Wednesday night left one person injured, ...
Portable generator refueling led to fire at Martinez Refining Company
A fire at the Martinez Refining Company on Wednesday night has been extinguished and one person is injured, according to Contra Costa Health.
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Martinez Refining Company details fire that burned worker
The fire on the compressor was extinguished by MRC’s fire department and contract emergency responders. MRC’s firefighters ...
LADWP argues it can’t be sued for lack of water to fight Palisades fire
The quasi-independent agency cites a 1911 court ruling in California that says that, absent a contract, utilities aren’t ...
Martinez refinery resumes operations after 2 fires, multiple worker injuries
Just a day after a fire at the Martinez refinery injured a worker, the company moved forward with restarting operations for ...
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Martinez refinery releases details of fire that sent burned worker to hospital
Martinez Refining Company offered more details regarding last week’s fire that splashed burning fuel onto a worker, sending ...
Pleasanton aims cuts at library, avoids closing pool and fire station
The library could suffer reductions to weekly hours by two days, three full time personnel, and could lose about half of its ...
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LADWP argues it can’t be sued for lack of water to fight Palisades fire
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is dusting ... Attorneys have citied the case of Niehaus Bros. Co. v. Contra Costa Water, which involved a dispute between a utility and landowner ...