California Fuel Tank Fire Contained and Shipments Halted
- NuStar’s fuel terminal in Bay Area remains shut after blaze
- Fire comes amid highest local gasoline prices in seven years
A still frame from a video shows tanks on fire at an oil storage facility in Rodeo, Calif. on Oct. 15.
Source: Henry Wofford/Napa County Sheriff's Office via AP
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A fire at a San Francisco-area fuel terminal is contained after spewing black smoke high in the air, snarling rush-hour traffic and prompting officials to ask residents to take shelter.
Authorities are working to assess any health threat from the fire that affected two tanks at NuStar Energy LP’s Selby Terminal in Crockett, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, the Contra Costa Country fire department said on Twitter. The tanks held “very low volumes of ethanol” comprising less than 1% of their capacity, NuStar said.