Brief: Valero Benicia Plant Reports Odors Due to Clean Up, Fire Dept. Says
03/09/2026 01:18
BRIEF-Valero Benicia Plant Reports Odors Due to Clean Up, Fire Dept. Says Sept 2 (Reuters) - BENICIA FIRE DEPARTMENT:
RECEIVED NUMEROUS CALLS REGARDING ODORS IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK
ODOR IS DUE TO CLEAN UP OPERATIONS OF A MERCAPTAN DRUM AT VALERO BENICIA, CALIFORNIA PLANT
FIRE CREWS HAVE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH VALERO STAFF AND HAVE CONTINUED AIR MONITORING IN THE AREA
AIR MONITORING READINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW NO INDICATION OF POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS
ODORS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION
REFINERY CAPACITY: 145,000 BARRELS PER DAY
((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com))