it was against chevron's desires. now they have to deal with the city and a new and different fashion. they have attempted to influence local politics and have influenced local politics for a century. in the most recent election in 2010, they spent $1 million alone on three candidates. all three of those candidates lost. they have a very difficult public relations problem with the community of richmond. we're going to hold their feet to the fire as we move ahead. >> chevron says it is fully prepared to deal with the situation. let's turn to another excerpt of the company's voice message on its richmond community hotline yesterday. >> comprehensive plans and procedures in place to respond situations like this one. we are responding to this as quickly as we can, and to plan how the train personnel to assess and manage the situation. currently taking of corporate masters to provide for the safety and security of our -- taking appropriate measures to provide for safety and security. >> andres soto, could you comment on th

another flare up is reported at the chevron refinery in richmond. it is a small one but in the same unit that burst into flames on monday evening. ken pritchett explains what is going on there. good afternoon, ken. >> reporter: i spoke with the fire battalion chief michael banks and he was on his way out. they did call richmond fire and requested four engines and a truck after the residual fire, burning at the unit, expanded. we will look at video from news chopper 2. you can see firefighters putting additional water on the unit. sam singer told me 15 minutes ago, the fire is pushing all along, the flame about the size of a basketball. but for some reason, the size of the fire grew. he couldn't tell me how much it expanded. chevron said it was unexpected and we know there is residual fuel in the pipe that leaked. because of regulations, personnel cannot approach too close to address the fire or assess the situation. one reason why they were called to the scene. according to chevron, despite the basketball sized flame growing in size, they said the f

chevron has shut down the unit which has been processing 230,000 bar. of crude. it is still working on putting out the fire and keeping the community safe >>> i apologize to the community for the fire and smoke this evening >>> with the fire contained chevron says all the water that when towards dousing the flames has been isolated into a segregated water system they have it will not get into other water systems the reshuffle of it to the community if it will be holding a community meeting with the people of the richmond at richmond memorial auditorium tomorrow evening 6:00 p.m. >>> we've seen these advance and crude prices going up refineries but to use these things what does this do to gasoline prices? >>> so far a mixed bag. we have seen prices jumped 12¢ in the past with some analysts say gas prices inevitably will go up because of this sunset it depends we have to watch the reaction from the markets. >>> new tonight we see with the fire look like when a first broke out glenn foster lives up on the ridge above the refinery shot this video this was 10 minutes

trying to file claims with chevron in the wake of the refinery fire. you can see people lined up before the center opened. the county has a new warning, scammers are trying to take advantage of the situation. nick smith is there live. >> reporter: good morning. as if the situation weren't difficult enough, people are dealing with all kinds of levels of frustration, partly due to the line, information or what they say is lack of information and cooperation they are getting from chevron this line has been in place since this morning and shows no sign of decreasing hundreds have contacted chevron complaining they've been affected by the fire. because the numbers were so large chevron decided to open a temporary claims office at the nevin community center on 6th street in richmond. chevron says they hope to respond to all claims over the next three days. now, new information that the contra costa county d.a.'s office has received evidence

and attorney in richmond posted a sign in his window saying " chevron climbed supply out here >>> chevron says it'll already pay for medical expenses, are you more than that >>> they can stay a middsay a mn things that's wrong with the air, but we don't know that >>> the air doesn't pose a significant concern of next to and around the refinery. this morning gas prices are around the guwest coast could jump 25%. this morning as investigators assess the damage to the plant, drivers are already seeing damage to their wallets >>> we are are already seeing a lot of activity on the trader's market, so prices will be more expensive come friday or saturday >>> you are paying $3.94 for a gallon of regular. it is the $3.88, up 7¢ from last week. analysts say gas prices where are ready on the rise because gas prices were already on the rise. >>> we've been asking, are you concerned about the spike in gas prices? we ask you this all morning long. you can twitter, facebook or e- mail us parade remember just had to our website to find the cheapest prices on gaspar a magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled no

, thank you. >>> to make a claim against chevron go to the nevin community center. the address is 598 nevin avenue. it is monday through friday and saturdays from 8:00 until noon. or you can call 1-866-260-7881. that's a toll-free line. we have the phone number and address at abc7news.com under see it on tv. >>> a marine county teenager accused of attempted murder and stealing a local bore gee knee was part of a break in at juvenile hall. they believe wade's friends were trying to set him free. he turned 18 and he was sent to state prison. they say the break in was probably trying to reach him before the transfer. there is no evidence that wade had anything to do with the plot. >> he was aware that he was turning 18 today, and it is no secret that you can't keep adults in the facility. probably several people could have sur myselfed that there was a transfer that was going occur. >> sheriff deputies heard something on the wall. by the time they had gotten out there the people responsible had taken off. in addition to the car theft he saw caused of attempted murder f

chevron says this started as a small leak that rapidly expanded. two hours before flames erupted sending thick black smoke into the air, emergency crews knew there was a problem. >> at 4:30 is when they noticed that the leak was occurring and this was a small maybe 20 drips per minute type of a leak in this line. >> reporter: chevron fire chief mark ire says the leak was coming from an 8-inch pipe at refinery four. ire says emergency response teams were called in to assess the leak about 6:30 the leak rapidly expanded and crewed evacuated. >> as they backed away and started to pull cooling water that's when it set off. >> reporter: it's not known what igniteed the vapor or what caused the leak to begin. within 10 minutes evacuations were put in place. >> there's an emergency at chevron refineries. >> reporter: county health fishes say air monitoring did not show a health hazard. >> yes we felt like it worked as designed last night. >> today chevron repeatedly apologized for the incident. >> we're very sorry it occurred and we're trying to do whatev

" >>> a near disaster for workers how close some came to losing their lives in the chevron refinery fire. what could have prevented the whole thing. >>> gop presidential hopeful mitt romney picks paul ryan as his running mate some democrats say the ticket is devastating for the country. another three day closure for a bay area bridge the dumbarton closed liberty weekend. i'm allen martin ann notorangelo has the night off. workers seconds from being killed i say to now questions some of the details out of monday chevron refinery fire it could shed light on the cause of the incident that as thousands of people filing claims. anne mackovic shows us recent maintenance work under scrutiny. >>> this incident highlights the hazards of performing may not on a unit like this one >>> the fire at the chevron refinery on monday sent hundreds of people to the hospital and to file claims against the company. >>> the smoke came over my house i was rushed to hospital >>> more lines at the clams help center today and anger towards chevron >>> the federal department investigating the fire says corrosion c

before chevrons community meeting ever did. protesters wore gas masks as they chanted outside of the memorial auditorium. inside officials apologize for the fire that ripped through crude unit for last night due to a chemical vapor late sunday, jet black smoke 1,000 ft. high. >>> after an apology for this irruption any concern that because user community last night. an apology that seemed to be an insult to some of the residents here. where is your boss? how you sleep at night? >>> to get out of here. some even storm the stage is the public, and session began. chevron now says 949 people had to be treated for health issues. i asked him directly to tell us what the police hours of weekend figure out what's on our food the way distributed in communities. members of the rich and activist groups claim whatever was in the air kill their community garden. dewi's this committee is a better community having chevron here. and i think that is the end of the story. and some residents fear this is just the beginning of their worst nightmar

chevron is holding a town hall meeting tonight for residents. it will be held at the richmond memorial auditorium at 6 p.m., located -- stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the refinery fire. we'll have the latest information on abc7news.com and on twitter and facebook. >>> fire in san francisco injured two firefighters prompted evacuations and damaged nearly a dozen businesses in the 1500 block of ocean avenue. firefighters ran into such a dangerous situation the fire chief is amazed everybody made it out alive. sue thompson joins us. they were hit with a backdraft? >> reporter: yeah, this was an close and highly dangerous situation for firefighters this morning on scene. nine of them came face-to-face with a potentially fatal backdraft. it happened across the street as three firefighters went inside the front door of that coffee shop to fight the flames, six were behind them as back-up, that's when it happened. as fire crews go in to flight the flames, an unexpected and powerful fireball comes thundering out. a backdraft, strong enou

into the air treat chevron firefighters were heard. and the fire is filmed in concern about gasoline shortages. they jumped 38¢ overnight. cbs five reporter shows us if your needle is anywhere near the you'd better florist your next fill-out. >>> because of the fire and gas prices are going to go up. by the end of the week you're ready to say a few more four-letter words. gas prices will be going up as consumers who will fill in at the pump chevron's refinery makes money to the state supply of the cleaner-burning but more expensive california plans but that plan shutdowns supplies will tighten and prices will go up. it's a reaction. we're already seeing a lot of a activity on the trader's market so gas will definitely be more expensive the coming friday and saturday of the average retail price went up 6¢ overnights is now $3.86 a gallon. they should easily top $4 soon. kathy time has run conspiracy theory. the whole industry just wants to own these new fire is an excuse to raise prices. the use all kinds of excuses. hear the shell an

chevron hopes to response to all of the claims within three days. this is while several agencies are at the refinery investigating the fire and now, the feds are involved. >> investigators from the federal agency charged with looking at serious accidents is at chevron refinery. the team from the u.s. chemical safety board is still waiting for cal osha to give permission to go into unit four where this fire occurred monday. but they've begun checking records and interviewing witnesses. this board member says this is one of several investigations around the country. >> we're concerned about the incidents in this industry as well as the problems we've noted throughout the country. >> the investigations continued at the refinery, chevron made preparations a9 center for tomorrow's opening of the claims office. since the fire, huge crowds of the residents have been filling the office of the law firm. the same should hold true, tomorrow at the community center. >> and there is my eyes getting watery. my heart is getting tired. >> my chest is clogged. i don

that chevron employees said chevron chips in it coming federal investigators have a possible cause to the fire. as if it not bad enough the richmond refinery fire throw plays in the spiking gas prices >>> the next vice-president of united states paul ryan >>> mitt romney announces his running mate who was paul ryan and what impact on the race. i'm allen martin ann notorangelo of tonight. workers seconds from being killed " by to safety in question. new details coming out from the chevron refinery fire it could shed light on the cause of the incident as thousands of people filing claims anne mackovic shows us reset maintenance work now under scrutiny. >>> the incident highlights the hazards of performing maintenance on a running operating unit like this one >>> the fire at the chevron refinery monday sent hundreds of people to hospital and to file claims against the company >>> the small came over my house of was rushed to hospital >>> more long lines at the clams help center today and anger towards chevron >>> the lie and cover-up for years >>> the federal agency investigating the fir

fire broke out at the chevron refinery today. sky 7hd was on the scene shortly after this new fire erupted. a pipe damaged in monday's fire began leaking, and that is what sparked the blaze. crews put it out in minutes, but the chevron chief says it may not be the last one. >> i would like to caution everybody that as there has been fire there and there has been damage there still is the opportunity and the risk that an additional small fire could break out in some of these lines that have been damaged. but at this time the fire is completely out. >> chevron firefighters are standing by to make sure there aren't anymore problems until crews can get into completely clean up the unit. this week's disruption production is causing gas prices to sky rocket. at this chevron station in martinez gas was selling for $3.89 a gallon yesterday. but when we checked again, it was $.10 cents higher and gas prices went up about $.02 cents since yesterday. experts say they could climb as much as $.25 cents next week. >>> five athletes in brentwoo

, thank you. >>> to make a claim against chevron go to the nevin community center. the address is 598 nevin avenue. it is monday through friday and saturdays from 8:00 until noon. or you can call 1-866-260-7881. that's a toll-free line. we have the phone number and address at abc7news.com under see it on tv. >>> a marine county teenager accused of attempted murder and stealing a local bore gee knee was part of a break in at juvenile hall. they believe wade's friends were trying to set him free. he turned 18 and he was sent to state prison. they say the break in was probably trying to reach him before the transfer. there is no evidence that wade had anything to do with the plot. >> he was aware that he was turning 18 today, and it is no secret that you can't keep adults in the facility. probably several people could have sur myselfed that there was a goingnsfer that was going occur. >> sheriff deputies heard something on the wall. by the time they had gotten out there the people responsible had taken off. in addition to the car theft he saw caused of attempted murder

this is one of the closest neighborhoods to the chevron refinery. there are residents saying it worked as it's meant to. >> and stay inside. close windows. turn off vents. put towels under the door. >> and rachael was working in a pizza shop nearby. >> this is when we closed doors and windows. my boss said stay inside. i'm scared. >> this chief says 18,000 people were notified. >> this can push a button for these different mechanisms. that is within seconds so that there is a level three type to shelter in place. >> and there he says about half a dozen people in the community complained that their alert box, notifying them in their language did not work. >> and there are for several, box dz not work. so they didn't receive calls. >> did they get sick? >> complaining about dizziness. >> there is me, my husband in the house we closed doors and windows and did whatever they advised me to do. and we just looked at the smoke right here. >> this didn't work? >> and. >> this health department says the agency is looking into this. and there has been in plac

so oil giant chevron which i might add only pays a corporate tax rate of four percent is responsible for poisoning nearly an entire american city where the nine hundred residents of richmond california have now been treated in local hospitals after inhaling toxic smoke from a nearby chevron oil refinery that exploded into flames last week the fire started last monday but a delayed response by the oil corporation allowed it to burn for more than four hours with enormous flames reaching dozens of feet in the sky and chevron is getting ready to lawyer up as more than one thousand people have stopped by a local law face to file legal claims against the oil giant last week richmond's mayor gale mclaughlin called the fire unacceptable well that's a fairly mild reaction to a city getting poisoned by an oil corporation but he might soon be changing his tune out that there's evidence that this explosion could have been prevented he was caused by a pipe failure in the san francisco chronicle is reporting that chevron officials knew that the pipe had problems last year chevron officials noticed

come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. >> an earful from chevron for chevron from people outraged about the refinery fire. >> at the refinery, the cleanup, repair work and the investigation into the incident continues but as you mentioned, a lot of angry people came to express their concerns about what had happened monday night. >> we should be angry! >> that was the town hall meeting at the richmond civic center last night. neighbors wanted to know exactly what toxins were released into the air after the fire ripped through a unit fuelled by a chemical vapor leak. they were told there were diesel compounds in that smoke. almost 1000 people had to be treated for health issues. officials are not, are still testing for toxins and chevron says it will help pay the medical costs for anyone who feels as if they were adversely affected by the fire. >> the richmond fire is already causing bay area gas prices to rise as well. the average price of regular unleaded jumped 7¢ per gallon. it went up a nickel in the san francisco area. the grand opening festivities planned for about

in chevron where the fire still continues to burn. the priority obviously is containing the fire at this point but we didn't get any estimate as to how long it is going to take for them to really put this thing out. any word on how much fuel actually burned, he started to get into well touching on brief technical explanation of what happens and what they do in the processiit number 4 we believe which is where the fire started fwou recap he said crews were respond to go what they thought was a small leak. they evacuated the area. the fire broke out shortly after that. and the diesel fuel has been burning since then. as carolyn mentioned something since 6:30. looking at event going on for more than 2 and a half hours at this point and they have made incredible progress in containing it but still not out yet. >> yes. we can confirm that there are no injuries. no one was hurt here at the refinery ri but the shelter in place remains in effect in this area and those sirens will continue to sound until the county deems this it is safe and th

a long, tough night for chevron. the community living nearby. because of the chevron refinery fire. you see again on the right, live pictures. the fire contained but not out and it could be when you tune in to the morning news this could still be an issue. a lot of people have been effected by it. a lot of people have been effected by it. s[ male announcer ] if you think any battery will do, consider the journey of today's athletes. their training depends on technology. and when it takes a battery, there are athletes everywhere who trust duracell. they rely on copper to go for the gold. duracell. trusted everywhere. and soon...even more reason to trust duracell. duralock power preserve. it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. duralock. coming soon to every duracell battery.

fire broke out at the chevron refinery today. sky 7hd was on the scene shortly after this new fire erupted. a pipe damaged in monday's fire began leaking, and that is what sparked the blaze. crews put it out in minutes, but the chevron chief says it may not be the last one. >> i would like to caution everybody that as there has been fire there and there has been damage there still is the opportunity and the risk that an additional small fire could break out in some of these lines that have been damaged. but at this time the fire is completely out. >> chevron firefighters are standing by to make sure there aren't anymore problems until crews can get into completely clean up the unit. this week's disruption production is causing gas prices to sky rocket. at this chevron station in martinez gas was selling for $3.89 a gallon yesterday. but when we checked again, it was $.10 cents higher and gas prices went up about $.02 cents since yesterday. experts say they could climb as much as $.25 cents next week. >>> five athletes in brentwoo

again a spokesman for chevron confirms the fire is out. last night around 11:15 is when the shelter in place was lifted for residents of richmond, north richmond and san pablo all having lived through this mess since last night. the fire contained around 10:40. the shelter in place lifted around 11:15 moments ago the fire -- we are being told the fire is officially out. health officials will keep a close eye last night they were still taking air samples and would continue today and watch the air closely. okay so watching the air very closely this morning. the fire erupted 6:15 last night, crews were on scene, investigating a gas leak here at the refinery. they couldn't contain that leak so they did evacuate the facility, the fire broke out shortly after that large plumes of black smoke seen for miles as people were told to shelter in place. witnesses say they heard explosions like four loud booms, the spokesman was saying he didn't know anything about explosions inside the facility. 5:00 this morning, under 30 minutes, another spokesperson

chevron's already got me a little bit. >> reporter: and now chevron's getting ready to open up its own hope center at the nevon community center. starting tomorrow, they'll start taking claims in person. they pledge to pay for all legitimate medical costs and property damage. >> a lot of people went to the hospital. 34 thousands were sheltered. >> reporter: the investigation is ramping up. the u.s. chemical safety board is at the refinery site, interviewing workers. we got ahold of a photo one worker took from inside the plant monday evening. federal investigators are determined to get to the bottom of things. >> we're trying to determine right now what happened and down the line, our ultimate goal will be to ask the question more of, why, why did these things occur, why did certain decisions get made and what were the root causes that led up to this accident? >> reporter: again, those federal investigators will join state and local investigators who are at the refinery site looking into what happened. meanwhile, chevron is gearing up again to open up its help center here at the nevon

chevron is holding a town hall meeting tonight for residents. it will be held at the richmond memorial auditorium at 6 p.m., located -- stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the refinery fire. we'll have the latest information on abc7news.com and on twitter and facebook. >>> fire in san francisco injured two firefighters prompted evacuations and damaged nearly a dozen businesses in the 1500 block of ocean avenue. firefighters ran into such a dangerous situation the fire chief is amazed everybody made it out alive. sue thompson joins us. they were hit with a backdraft? >> reporter: yeah, this was an close and highly dangerous situation for firefighters this morning on scene. nine of them came face-to-face with a potentially fatal backdraft. it happened across the street as three firefighters went inside the front door of that coffee shop to fight the flames, six were behind them as back-up, that's when it happened. as fire crews go in to flight the flames, an unexpected and powerful fireball comes thundering out. a backdraft, strong enou

chevron lose their corporate charter to operate in the state well probably not. after all there's pretty clear evidence that corners were cut in safety tests ignored aboard the deepwater horizon oil rig belonging to b.p. when it exploded in the gulf of mexico back in two thousand and ten and yet not one b.p. executive was hit with a criminal charge and b.p. to this day continues its drilling operation in the gulf you see corporations especially oil corporations have a privileged place in our economy and justice system but in other nations that's not the case in fact in some nations when corporations commit negligence fraud or any other crimes they don't get a slap on the response they get put to death the corporation that is and their executives well they go to jail and it's about time we started doing the same thing in the united states and that is the subject of tonight's daily take the night we have a tale of two oil spills or should i say a tale of two or oil spill responses last month an oil well belonging to the chevron corporation began leaking oil off the

chevron officials say that they knew about 4:30 p.m. yesterday that there was a leak, but 20 drops each minute in the number four unit. as they assess the leak it crossfire at 6:30 p.m.. >> the leak grew in size and we saw a big paper released and had ignition. >> 3 workers suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation and by midafternoon today the fire was the size of a basketball court. >> what we're doing is taking the pressure that is still there, that residual pressure, we're letting it burn so that it can safely consume that product as opposed to creating a larger incident. >> they knew they had a problem last night and activated the putsch. but notification, a high slow roller, a level 3, lake county officials know that chevron believed this fire and smoke could affect the community. the alert sounded 10 minutes before the fire started, state law requires the county notified promptly. >> we're definitely looking at that, that is part of the follow-up investigation, in trying to make a determination, if we could have been notified ear

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this is at the chevron refinery. >> we heard an explosion. we heard a second one and then we saw flames and smoke and a third explosion. then we felt like coming this way to see what was going on. [music] >> justine: nasa has now released low resolution video of the curiosity rover. this video is showing us the protective shield falling away as the rover plummet could through the atmosphere. the dust was being kicked up as it was lowered by cables inside the crater. curiosity successfully executed the landing on sunday night. here, you can see the pictures that it has started to send back. these are the first ones that were taken from the rover. the mission team and nasa is waiting for high-definition color pictures that could be processed very soon. we have much more ahead on the kron4 morning news. we are following the very latest on the chevron refinery fire that happened in richmond. the fire is out but we are taking a live look now at the hospital in san paulo where at least 200 patients were treated for breathing problems yesterday. we

chevron says the priority is putting out the fire which is still burning. and keeping the community safe >>> i want to apologize to the community for the fire and smoke from a richmond facility >>> you can hear the siren in the background that is a notification to the community this is still active the shelter of warning still in place. officials are certain this is contained situation people will no longer to seek shelter there are hazmat crews on the ground testing the air air quality still a concern at this point we don't have conclusive results. >>> earlier i do not know if you can hear me, a lot of people coming around and talking to you and wondering what was going on our people in their homes now? >>> from where we are now not a lot of spectators out and about mostly media, a lot of people did gather just to stand and look at the sheer volume of the smoke plume that was drawing people here, as the sun sets and the wind has picked up you can smell the smoke smell in the air people are taking shelter. >>> we go now to cbs 5 reporter linda yee standing

allen martin padilla investigators looked into pipe corrosion may have played a factor and fired at the chevron refinery in richmond new findings may shed light on the cause of incident that as the cause of people filing claims and. anne mackovic shows as recent maintenance work comes under scrutiny. >>> this incident highlights the hazards of performing maintenance on an operating unit like this one >>> the fire at the chevron refinery sent hundreds of people to the hospital and filed claims against the company. >>> the smoke came over my house i was rushed to hospital >>> were long lines at the claims center today and and more and retort chevron >>> the federal department investigating the fires as corrosion could be a factor after a refinery inspection last year and nearby pipe was replaced the one that failed monday stripped flammable liquid was not. >>> i understand very carefully that decision making process the two of the and pipe was corroded >>> it does not surprise me at all >>> this man says he worked at a plant in the '70s >>> they're making money they used resources to do with the

you can call chevron about its compensation fund at: 866-260-7881. all that information is posted on abc7news.com. >>> we are learning about another major development, air quality regulators say they were about saying there was no pollution caused by the chevron fire. the bay area air quality management district said air samples taken during monday's fire showed toxic air contaminants below levels considered safe. now the district says in one of the eight samples taken toxic levels of the compound act yo lean were above the federal standard -- acrolein were above the federal standard and smoke contained particulate matter likely the source of health complaints. >>> another spare the air day triggered by hot weather across the bay area. here's a look at east bay you can see it looks -- hard to say whether that is haze or fog. you know who knows? mike nicco. >>> great question, thank you. good morning. it is haze we didn't have the fog roll in this morning, mainly at the coast, our sixth spare of the air of the summer season, poorest air quality this a

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and the regional board reviewed mrnlts near the chevron -- monitors near the chevron facility which showed normal concentration of pollutants from the fire. air quality officials say the weather conditions at the time of the fire helped push the smoky air up and out of the area. >>> along with the hundreds of people flocking to the hospital, hundreds also lined up at law offices. of one law office says it's already received 1,000 chevron fire injury claims. residents who say they have been suffering from breathing problems. >> my throat has been raspy all night. i told the residents in my house, kid sxgs grand kid, we were -- kids, we were all sick. knowing what it can do to you in long-term. >> there's a lot of kids that have asthma, people with oxygen machine asks stuff like that. >> law offices in the area expect to have long lines again tomorrow. all of this is having a much broader effect on everybody in the bay area and california as well and on your pocketbooks. there's already talk that the refinery fire is causing california's gas prices to go up. drivers in the golden state alrea

fire at the chevron refinery is now out. company officials just updated us within the last hour we'll have an update for you coming up. >>> probably your most valuable investment, your home. can you count on your insurance company when disaster strikes? michael finney is ahead with >>> we are continuing to follow developing news out of richmond a hour ago chevron updated us and told us the fire is out. the shelter in place order lifted by county officials. chevron is apologizing to neighbors. and will begin to investigate the cause. crews are conducting a small control burn this morning to release pressure. stay with the abc7 morning news and abc7news.com explore the latest. -- for the latest. >>> abc7 news is working to help people find jobs next fair is noon to 4 at vine street develop men -- development center . go to abc7news.com/jobs for more information. >>> homeowners insurance premiums keep going up and coverage keeps eroding according to a study. michael finney is here with ways you can protect yourself. >>> good mo

chevron with techron. >>> good morning everyone. it is tuesday august 7th parade chevron answering some questions about the huge refinery fire parade of the shelter in place is lifted but equality concerns remain. i just heard all of the explosions. i looked at her and it was all white smoke. more than people to shelter in place. what we heard moments ago that this fire has been contained. chevron officials say it all began with a small diesel leak within the refinery. we are seeing what the refinery looks like when it first broke out. it hit my skin was burning really bad. police are investigating the possibility of the heat suspect in the seek shooting was a white supremacist. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on eyewitness news this morning. the morning everyone. the investigation is beginning on the huge fire in richmond. officials told us there will be a controlled burn at the side. it left a huge plume over the area. the it explosion happened at 6 yesterday evening. the richmond bart station reop

how come you didn't report back to the community who lives a mile, three miles from chevron? we see a ball of fire in the sky. >> ten minutes later after the sirens kicked in. >> that was after the explosion? . >> that was after the explosion and the fire and everything jumped off. >> some residents did receive this e-mail alert and automated calls also went out. >> resident ins richmond, north richmond and san pablo are advised to shelter in place. >> around 640, sirens went off the same time we were being notify and had emergency calls went out at the same time. >> also despite chevron claim that is there was no explosion, residents about a mile away say they know what they heard. >> oh, yes, almost positive, sir. i know what an explosion is fwl it was just a big loud --. >> yeah. it was a big loud boom. >> thunderstorms just a few blocks from chevron and yesterday during the fire his quire held practice. >> we just believe we put our confidence and trust and faith in good will protect. >> saying these explosions and the mass i hanging over residents community and homes are

chevron being in richmond, we're going to be just like vallejo, broke. >> reporter: chevron said they will also be reimbursing cities, fire departments and other public agencies for the cost of responding to last night's incident. eric rasmussen,. >>> chevron has set up a special claims hot line that's 866-260-7881. again the company says it plans to reimburse. >>> one spokesman said the impact was surprisingly minimal and that favorable wind conditions helped to clear the air. nonetheless more than 650 people sought medical treatment at near by hospitals. most of those patients complained of respiratory irritation and breathing problems. earlier today, chevron provided a timetable with specific details about the series of events that led up to that massive fire. ken pritchett has that part of our team coverage. >> reporter: the eruption of flame and smoke from the richmond refinery at 6:30 yesterday evening was not the start of the incident. emergency crews knew there was a problem two hours before. >> at 2:30 is when they noticed the leak was occurring. this was a 20 drip per minute

it was supposed to be open until noon but chevron shut it down before 11:00. some people are asking for compensation for things other than personal injuries. >> i'd like to see a cleanup in my backyard, a car wash. just minimal things that i think they're responsible for. >> the company will no longer accept walkins at the center. people must now register for appointments. to set up an appointment call 1-866-260-7881. kole toll free to reach the claims hotline. we have the phone snub address at abc-7 news under "see it on tv". >> alan: in oakland, investigators are looking into a fatal collision involving a chp motorcycle officer. the officer struck a 45-year-old woman pedestrian last night around 10:00 on west macarthur boulevard, west of market street. the chp provided these photos to abc-7. the woman was taken to a local hospital where she later died. the officer was treated and released. the chp says the woman stepped off the curb directly into the path of the motorcycle. the woman has not been identified. >>> a san francisco fire department ambulance was

and there is chevron blaming the fire on a vapor leak. for safety reasons chevron says it will continue this controlled burn to prevent the hydrocarbon from burning up. there is a meeting tonight at 6:00 at richmond memorial auditorium to discuss the issue with neighbors. they say it's quote, unacceptable. >> there is a part of the refinery shut down and production have been stopped until safety inspectors determine it's safe to restart work in those areas and analysts say it will push gas price as above $4 a gallon on the west coast. >> residents quickly followed procedures soon felt affects. >> with less than a half hour i began noticing my throat getting irritated. and sore. >> my wife is pregnant now. i don't know. i hope nothing bad happens. >> roberto gonzales took this video of the plume of smoke. he says he heard a series of explosions. >> there is lots of videos from the fire, one riding the ferry when a crew ordered everybody to go inside. if you'd like to send in your pictures or video you can e mail those to us or up load them

. >>> residents lined up to seek compensation from chevron from the health effects from the chevron richmond refinery fire. ktvu's cara liu is live where they are opening up a help center. >> reporter: this is being set up right now. a live look. this is where one of the adjustors will be set up. there is another one like it down the hall. these are the hours. and then this room right here is set up, 50 chairs inside for people as a waiting room. people are being asked to bring medical documentation if they have it. >> scary. >> reporter: she was at home two miles from the chevron richmond refinery fire. she is one of thousands who plan to file a claim. >> my thing is, not so much the money, the health issues later on. look at all the millions they are making and now they went up on the gas. we have to pay for this mistakes? is that right? i don't know. >> reporter: she is worried about the effects of the smoke. >> my son's neck was starting to swell so we have to take them to the hospital. >> reporter: both women were lined up looking for information on claims. that lawyer sells us he heard

, thank you. >>> to make a claim against chevron go to the nevin community center. the address is 598 nevin avenue. it is monday through friday and saturdays from 8:00 until noon. or you can call 1-866-260-7881. that's a toll-free line. we have the phone number and address at abc7news.com under see it on tv. >>> a marine county teenager accused of attempted murder and stealing a local bore gee knee was part of a break in at juvenile hall. they believe wade's friends were trying to set him free. he turned 18 and he was sent to state prison. they say the break in was probably trying to reach him before the transfer. there is no evidence that wade had anything to do with the plot. >> he was aware that he was turning 18 today, and it is no secret that you can't keep adults in the facility. probably several people could have sur myselfed that there was a transfer that was going occur. >> sheriff deputies heard something on the wall. by the time they had gotten out there the people responsible had taken off. in addition to the car theft he saw caused of attempted murder f

or how chevron relates to richmond. it will be a turning point. the chevron refinery lens along at 65% capacity. investigators examined crude unit number four. the chemical safety board's report says the investigation continues the damaged unit where a corroded pipe leaked vapors and spewed hazardous gases. five workers nearly escaped with their lives. >>> it vapor cloud what that ignited sooner it would of been a more serious incident >>> the chemical safety board is working to make the site safer for the arrival of the safety board chairman. it sent an estimated 9000 people to the hospitals and could be many lawsuits against chevron. this past week workers cleaned up richmond city parks and school playgrounds >>> with school starting next week we want to make sure students come back to a clean environment and enjoy the outdoor equipment >>> some members of richmond want to go beyond and get chevron to invest in the in richmond and its people. >>> there needs to be more investment in richmond to mitigate the harmful he

i hope nobody died. >> reporter: chevron said everybody is accounted for. one employee received burns to his wrist but no one else was hurt. it started in crew unit number four. the general manager said the emergency started with a leak. >> there was actually some folks responding to a small leak. and when they got there, the leak had increased and as a result, they evacuated the area and that's what caused the fire. >> reporter: he said the diesel that was leake was above the auto ignition temperature which means it can ignite without a spark. and in a super heated environment, full of fuel, that fire took off. chevron said it shut the unit down but it will take hours to put the fire out. >> at this time we're actually putting steam and nitrogen into the union. that's part of the way we would safely extinguish the fire. >> reporter: chevron said the crews would stop the spread of the fire nearly four hours after it started. once the fire is out, it will have lots of questions to answer. mike fowler wants to know what went wrong and what he's breathing. >>

you can call chevron about its compensation fund at: 866-260-7881. all that information is posted on abc7news.com. >>> we are learning about another major development, air quality regulators say they were wrong about saying there was no pollution caused by the chevron fire. the bay area air quality management district said air samples taken during monday's fire showed toxic air contaminants below levels considered safe. now the district says in one of the eight samples taken toxic levels of the compound act yo lean were above the federal standard -- acrolein were above the federal standard and smoke contained particulate matter likely the source of health complaints. >>> another spare the air day triggered by hot weather across the bay area. here's a look at east bay you can see it looks -- hard to say whether that is haze or fog. you know who knows? mike nicco. >>> great question, thank you. good morning. it is haze we didn't have the fog roll in this morning, mainly at the coast, our sixth spare of the air of the summer season, poorest air quality

the chevron fire may have long lasting effects. bay area commuters could feel the impact of higher gas prices. bob redell is live in san pablo with how it will be felt at the pump. >> reporter: yes, the amount you spend to fill up a tank in your car could increase as a result of last night's fire by how much, though, will all depend on how long it takes for chevron to get its richmond refinery back up and running. remember, that fire burned for several hours yesterday. not clear what kind of damage it caused. what happens there, though, can have a tremendous impact on gas prices because it does provide so much fuel for the state. producing more than 240,000 barrels of crude a day. making it the biggest refinery in the bay area, third largest in the state of california. you cut out the supply, prices go up. another reasons prices could go up, there are strict rules that require a particular blend ha is more environmentally friendly and because this blend is so specialized, there's not an abundant supply. any disruption can affect th

saying that chevron has a history of vials. for its part chevron has said it will compensate those who have been victimize by this fire. i have reached out to chevron but have not heard back. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> the bay area air quality management district says the fire created virtually no air pollution for us. air samples showed levels of toxic pollutants were below federal health standards even for the children and elderly. ethanol and acetone were detected at levels typically found around the refinery. neighbors flocked to hospitals to get treatment, most for respiratory problems. >> i still don't have my balance correct, burning in my throat. >> air quality officials say weather conditions were favorable during the incident an -- allowing the smoke to rise and disperse. we posted the air report on abc7news.com. click on see it on tv. >>> if you drove past the toll booths on the richmond san rafael bridge during monday's fire expect a bill in the mail. toll takers sheltered inside a building, signs flashed a mess