[freeperfromnj]

Updated: July 10, 2002 at 4:49 p.m.

BAY AREA (KRON) -- Contra Costa Health Services has issued a shelter in place warning due to a hazardous material emergency at Phillips Rodeo Refinery.

There is an emergency at Phillips 66 (formerly Tosco) Refinery. Residents in Rodeo and Crockett are advised to continue to shelter-in-place. The people living outside of this area do not need to shelter-in-place, but should continue to listen to the radio in case the situation with this incident changes.

Residents should go inside, close all windows and doors, turn off all heaters, air conditioners and fans. If not using the fireplace, close fireplace dampers and vents and cover cracks around doors and windows with tape or damp towels. residents should also stay off the telephone unless there is a life-threatening emergency

[NativeNewYorker]

Phillips 66 (formerly Tosco) Refinery

How long before we hear about the Bush/Cheney connection?

[Sally II]

close all windows and doors, turn off all heaters, air conditioners and fans.

On the bright side, lucky for them it never gets as hot in the East Bay as it does in Sacramento! I'd just die out here if I couldn't run my airconditioner!

[Timesink]

residents should also stay off the telephone unless there is a life-threatening emergency

What, the gas is going to start leaking through the phone wires?

[Angelique]

...If not using the fireplace, close fireplace dampers and vents ..

CA is going through a giant heat-wave. Take it away SW

[Eva]

This is the same old Tosco refinery that has had one emergency after another. It should be shut down, but California won't let it be replaced, they'd rather keep having accidents.

[goodieD]

geez if something like that happened here in Fresno, we'd die. It was about 108 here today..no air conditioning? I'd be dead in an hour.

[willyone]

The price of gas must not be high enough. These refinery fires are always good for a nice price increase. Not to forget the generator maintenance scam that was run during the power crisis. Funny how reliable those plants have been ever since.