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Curfew lifted after toxic smoke from Chevron refinery fire contained
San Francisco-area residents were allowed to leave their homes late Monday night after a fire at a nearby refinery was contained, but not before it led to a scare in local emergency rooms. According to KRON-TV, officials at Chevron say a diesel seal broke at the company’s refinery in Richmond,…
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