Chevron fire report shows troubled history
Source: SF Chron
A string of unheeded warning signs, missteps and lost opportunities spanned the decade leading up to last summer's disastrous fire at Chevron's Richmond refinery, according to the company's own investigation into the blaze.
In an 80-page report released Friday, Chevron also acknowledged it had mishandled the crude-oil pipeline leak that led to the Aug. 6 blaze - failing to recognize that the pipe's rupture could widen and spark a flash fire. The company said it would make dramatic changes in its training, crude-oil unit operations and emergency response.
"We have identified what went wrong and are taking steps to prevent a similar incident in the future," Nigel Hearne, the refinery's general manager, said in a statement.
Chevron has said it would not reopen the crude oil unit until it completed its final report on the causes of the fire, which sent a cloud of smoke and chemical vapor over Richmond and nearby cities that prompted 15,000 people to seek hospital treatment.
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