The fire near Berkeley closed Interstate 80 and led to shelter-in-place orders. No injuries were immediately reported.
A fire that consumed two industrial-size tanks of ethanol in Northern California led authorities to urge thousands of residents to shelter in place Tuesday as thick black smoke poured into the sky.
The fire at NuStar Energy LP's Selby Terminal facility in Crockett, on the Carquinez Strait about 20 miles north of Berkeley, was reported about 2 p.m. and forced the closing of both lanes of Interstate 80. The California Highway Patrol said the highway wasn't expected to open until at least midnight.NBC News appThe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CalFire, said the fire had spread to about 15 acres of vegetation around the site.
"This is a very dynamic, rapidly evolving situation. We've got two tanks that are releasing chemicals that are still burning," Contra Costa County fire Capt. George Laing said. Contra Costa County health officials said Tuesday night that shelter-in-place orders remained in effect for about 12,000 people in neighborhoods near the facility where higher-than-normal levels of particulate matter were detected in the air. They told residents in the affected neighborhoods to turn off their air conditioners and fans and to cover cracks around doors and windows with tape or damp towels.
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