Refinery fire in California
A fire at one of the country's largest refineries spewed thick black smoke over cities in the San Francisco Bay area, sending scores of residents to hospitals.
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Chevron Richmond Refinery
The curious gather on a hillside in Point Richmond, Calif., to photograph the the fire in an oil unit at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif., Monday, Aug. 6, 2012.
The blaze at the plant in Richmond, about 10 miles northeast of San Francisco, was contained by late Monday.
Credit: AP Photo/The Contra Costa Times, D. Ross Cameron
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