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A fire that broke out in the Valero refinery in Benicia, California, with a capacity of 145,000 barrels per day, was extinguished, the company said on Monday.
“All the staff was found and no one injured is to be deplored. The cause of the incident is the subject of an investigation,” added the company in a statement sent by email.
Valero said she continued to coordinate with local authorities and the State, but did not reveal the state of the refinery.
The Iir Energy research company said that the Benicia refinery was closed after its fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCC), with a capacity of 77,000 BPJ, has undergone significant damage following the fire.
Earlier in the day, before the fire was extinguished, the Benicia firefighters said that the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Suno Public Health deployed portable air monitors in neighboring communities in order to detect any potential pollution.
In April, Valero Energy VLO.N announced that it would stop its activities in its oil refinery in the San Francisco region next year, due to the concerns aroused by the decrease in fuel reserves in California and the high prices of gasoline.
