In a tweet this morning local non-profit The Ella Baker Center lamented yesterday’s fire at the Chevron Oil Refinery in Richmond, which caused no fatalaties but threatens the health of thousands who live in the East Bay suburb, and may disrupt fuel supply chains along the West Coast. “It’s heartbreaking we don’t see how toxic gas refineries are until disaster strikes,” the tweet declared, adding that more than 25,000 people live within 3 miles of the refinery, an area that also includes two public housing projects.
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