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Tesoro Restarting Martinez Refinery, Investigating Outage
MARTINEZ (BCN) – Officials at Tesoro’s Golden Eagle refinery near Martinez are working today to determine what caused a total power outage Wednesday that shut down the plant and prompted health...
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Building Codes No Help In Stopping Secondhand Smoke
SAN JOSE (CBS) – It’s the last frontier in the battle over secondhand smoke: residential buildings. A South Bay viewer who spent half a million dollars on her highrise condo said it reeks of stale...
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BART Trains Delayed After Smoke Reported On Tracks
OAKLAND (CBS / AP / BCN) ― People using Bay Area Rapid Transit trains Friday evening faced major delays after an equipment problem on the track near the West Oakland station. Four of BART’s five lines...
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Marin County Residents Urged To Change Batteries In Smoke Detectors
SAN RAFAEL (BCN) — San Rafael firefighters are urging Marin County residents to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors Sunday as part of the annual “Change Your Clock, Change...
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22 Injured In San Francisco Tenderloin Blaze
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at a residential hotel in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood on Tuesday night that injured at least 22 people, authorities said. The...
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Smoke Spews From San Francisco Castro District Fire
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – San Francisco firefighters were at the scene of a one-alarm fire in the city’s Castro District. The fire was reported at 12:23 p.m. at a four-story building at 165 Collingwood...
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Smoke In Cabin Forces Emergency Landing At San Francisco International
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A United Airlines passenger jet has made an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport after smoke fumes were reported in the cabin. United Airlines spokesman Mike...
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BART Trains Resume Service After Fire Reported
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — BART trains are resuming service through the Transbay Tube Sunday morning after inspectors were unable to find evidence of a fire reported near San Francisco, a spokesman said....
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Massive Fire At Fairfield Plastics Plant Prompts Shelter Order
FAIRFIELD (CBS / AP) — A six-alarm fire at a plastics company in Fairfield sent black smoke billowing into the air above the East Bay Tuesday afternoon, prompting a hazardous materials team to respond....
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Fire Destroys Businesses On San Francisco Haight Street
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A two-alarm fire gutted two businesses on Haight St. in San Francisco early Thursday morning and investigators late morning were still determining the cause. The fire started...
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Steady Weather Pattern To Prompt More Bay Area Spare-The-Air Alerts
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) –Two more winter Spare the Air alerts were issued over this past holiday weekend, and once again hundreds of complaints were made about people burning wood fires in their homes....
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UCSF Study Finds Pot Smoke Less Harmful Than Tobacco
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – Smoking a joint once a week or a bit more apparently doesn’t harm the lungs, suggests a 20-year study that bolsters evidence that marijuana doesn’t do the kind of damage...
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3 Hospitalized In SF Richmond District House Fire
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Three people were taken to a hospital for evaluation Monday morning after a one-alarm fire filled a San Francisco apartment building with smoke, a fire department spokeswoman...
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2 Firefighters Injured In Two-Alarm Blaze At San Jose Home
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Four people were displaced by a two-alarm fire at a home in San Jose that is under control Tuesday night, a fire captain said. The blaze, which left two firefighters injured, was...
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San Jose Further Restricts Outdoor Smoking
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an ordinance that will further restrict outdoor smoking within city limits. The ordinance amends the city’s...
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Southwest Plane Lands At Mineta SJ After Smoke Reported Onboard
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) - A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely at Mineta San Jose International Airport Tuesday morning after people on board smelled smoke in the cabin, an airline spokesman said....
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4-Alarm San Jose Apartment Fire Leaves 5 Hurt
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Firefighters controlled a four-alarm apartment fire in San Jose Sunday night that left five people with minor injuries and displaced five dozen residents, a San Jose Fire captain...
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Fire Contained At Richmond Refinery; Dozens Hospitalized From Smoke
RICHMOND (CBS SF) – Crews have fully contained at a 3-alarm fire that followed an explosion at the Chevron refinery in Richmond Monday night. Shelter-in-place warnings for several East Bay communities...
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Chevron Claims Office Opens In Richmond After Refinery Fire
RICHMOND (CBS SF) — Bay Area residents who were planning to file a liability claim against Chevron related to the oil company’s refinery fire Monday may do so in person at an office in Richmond...
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PHOTOS: The Papal Conclave Process
As devoted Catholics await patiently, inside the Sistine Chapel will attend 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church...
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