The refinery also revealed that a fire was ignited in one of its units that lost steam pressure, and that the blaze was quickly put out. Chevron says it’s investigating why it lost steam production.

An early morning fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond has renewed concerns over the plant that had a huge fire two years ago. 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay.

The small fire that ignited at Chevron’s Richmond refinery last month is being ruled an accident. The fire started early in the morning on July 16, and firefighters put it out in about an hour. In ...

And with Chevron’s history of incidents at the refinery, she’s always weary about how these flare ups will impact her family's health down the road. “You’re really not sure how accurate ...

Chevron's board trimmed Chief Executive John Watson's 2012 bonus in a bid to hold managers accountable for "operational incidents" such as a major refinery fire in California, according to a ...

The fire was contained by 11 p.m. (2 a.m. ET), according to the company. The fire blazed for hours after it erupted at the refinery in a densely populated industrial suburb east of San Francisco ...

Chevron fire investigation focuses on corrosion. kgo. By ABC7. RICHMOND, Calif. Corrosion may have caused the pipe failure that ignited Monday's massive fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond.

A Chevron Corp worker was killed in a fire that broke out early Friday morning at a cracking unit at the U.S. oil company's 330,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

The Aug. 6 fire is the third major disaster at the refinery in 12 years, each caused by an old leaking pipe. In January 2007, an explosion rocked the refinery, leading to a five-alarm fire.

Firefighting crews continue to pour water onto a unit after a fire at a Chevron refinery on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 in Richmond, Calif.(Aric Crabb/Staff) By Matthias Gafni | Bay Area News Group ...