‘Accidental release of petroleum coke dust’ reported at Martinez Refinery - KRON4
‘Accidental release of petroleum coke dust’ reported at Martinez Refinery | KRON4
( KRON) – The Contra Costa Health Hazmat Team is assessing an accidental release of petroleum coke dust from the Martinez Refinery Company on Saturday, the refinery said in a statement. Around 1:15 p.m., petroleum coke was being transported within the refinery when a small amount of it was briefly airborne.
Contra Costa Health sent a HazMat team to “assess community impact” from the release of petroleum coke dust.
Refinery officials say the petroleum coke was kept within the premises of the refinery. A Community Warning System Level 1 notification was issued.
The incident did not impact anywhere off-site, the refinery said. Contra Costa Health tweeted at 3:17 p.m. that its HazMat team completed its assessment of the incident and determined no evidence of off-site impacts.
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