Politics & Government
Local Legislators to Hold Inquiry into 2012 Chevron Fire on Friday
State Senator Loni Hancock and Assemblymember Nancy Skinner have asked five public agencies to summarize their findings on the fire's causes and effects.
State Senator Loni Hancock and Assemblymember Nancy Skinner will hold a public inquiry Friday, April 5, into the Chevron Refinery fire in Richmond in August 2012, according to press releases from the legislators' offices.
The meeting is scheduled for 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Richmond City Council chambers, Civic Center Campus, 440 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond.
The two legislators have invited the following agencies to testify and present a summary of their “findings and discoveries” of the Chevron fire’s causes and effects:
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- U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
- California Division of Occupational Safety and Health
- Bay Area Air Quality Management District
- Contra Costa County Environ. Health & Hazardous Materials Division
- City of Richmond
The various agencies have been asked to focus on state laws or services that need to be changed to prevent future fires and harmful air emissions at chemical processing facilities as well as to better monitor and respond to such incidents.
The meeting is open to the public.
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