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Daily Archives: August 13, 2012

Probe of Chevron fire focuses on corroded pipe

Federal investigators looking into last Monday’s fire at the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond want to know why the 8-inch carbon steel pipe that failed wasn’t replaced in November during a round of maintenance, officials said Sunday. At that time, the … Continue reading

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