Worker Injured In Martinez Refining Company Fire Wednesday
A worker was airlifted from Martinez Refining Company (MRC) property Wednesday after a fire was reported on site.
The company issued a brief statement following the incident:
At approximately 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, a portable air compressor at the refinery caught on fire while being refueled by a contract worker, who was transported offsite for medical evaluation and treatment. The fire was extinguished and was unrelated to any of our process units.
The refinery will be submitting a report to Contra Costa Health within 72 hours, the department said.
The refinery has been under increased scrutiny from the public and health officials ever since a large fire at the facility in early February.
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we wondered what those helicopters were doing out there. They circled for quite a while. Hope the man is OK.
Thanks for the alert.
Disturbing and hard to hear. Hope the person recovers soon.