A large fire that broke out at the Martinez Refining Company on Saturday is ‘trending down,’ according to officials. A ...

The Contra Costa Fire Protection District said six workers at the refinery were injured, and four needed to be hospitalized.

Refinery personnel managed to close valves and largely shut down the sources of the fire by 9:57 p.m., and firefighters ...

A large fire broke out Saturday at the Martinez Refining Company, injuring six workers and spewing smoke into the region.

Contra Costa County officials have lifted a shelter-in-place order that was placed after a fire erupted Saturday at the ...

A fire at a Bay Area refinery has sent multiple people to the hospital and prompted a public health advisory in the impacted area.

Martinez residents and community leaders voiced outrage Monday after a refinery sent smoke billowing into the air and generated dozens of complaints.

At around 9:15 p.m., the Contra Costa Health Services department removed a shelter-in-place for Martinez and other cities north of the refinery.

The Bay Area Air District urges residents to avoid fireworks and wood-burning during Lunar New Year to protect air quality.

The fire that erupted Saturday afternoon at the Martinez Refining Co.’s facility in Contra Costa County was under control by early Sunday, company officials said, though they warned that “residual ...