‘I am actually devastated:’ neighbors converse out after oil spill in San Francisco Bay

Clean-up operations are underway after 600 gallons of a petroleum-water mixture leaked into the waters of San Francisco Bay from a Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, California.

Tuesday afternoon was a shine watched in the water at Long Wharf, about a mile offshore from the Chevron Richmond Refinery near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.

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Authorities investigating the incident discovered that a pipeline near the wharf, which is used to carry a variety of oil and products that are returned to the refinery for reprocessing, was leaking about five gallons per minute until that Leak was stopped around 4:40 p.m.

The spill resulted in a Level 2 Incident Warning and a State of Health advisory constitute the Contra Costa Health Department for those who live in Richmond, North Richmond, and San Pablo. Officials advised people that the strong petroleum odor could cause irritation to their eyes, skin, nose or throat. Beaches in the area have also been closed. The notice was lifted later Tuesday evening after the spill was contained.

“It smelled like someone had spilled gasoline in front of my house, it smelled very, very bad all day,” said Margaret Berczynski, a resident of the area ABC 7.

“I’m really devastated. I can’t take my kids into the water, I can’t walk on water, I can’t enjoy it. I’m really scared, ”Berczynski told the news agency.

Chevron Richmond said it is working with federal, state and local authorities to clean up the mess. More than 2,000 feet of containment booms were installed around the leak, and oil skimmers were in the area to extract the petroleum from the water.

The impact on wildlife in the area is not currently clear, but the California Department of Fish and Wildlife says there have been no reports of oiled animals.

The spill is still being investigated.

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