A fire at an oil storage facility in the San Francisco Bay Area prompted a hazardous materials emergency that led authorities to order about 12,000 people to stay indoors with windows and doors closed.
A fire at an oil storage facility in the San Francisco Bay Area prompted a hazardous materials emergency Tuesday afternoon that led authorities to order about 12,000 people in two communities to stay inside with all windows and doors closed.
"This is a very dynamic, rapidly evolving situation," said Capt. George Laing of the Contra Costa Fire Department."We've got two tanks that are releasing chemicals that are still burning."
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