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Fuel Tank Fire Raises Questions About Refineries On Fault Lines

Just the possibility of a connection has neighbors of the region's fuel infrastructure wondering about the seismic threat.

Tuesday’s fire, on the heels of the earthquake, was a second shake-up for people living near the NuStar facility.
Tuesday’s fire, on the heels of the earthquake, was a second shake-up for people living near the NuStar facility. (CBS-SF)

CROCKETT (KPIX 5) — The cause of the explosion and fire at the NuStar Energy facility in Crockett is still unknown, but on Tuesday it was revealed that the Monday night earthquake in Pleasant Hill was part of that investigation.

Just the possibility of a connection has neighbors of the region’s fuel infrastructure wondering about the seismic threat along this stretch of San Pablo Bay.

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