The leak started Thanksgiving night and lasted into Friday morning, health officials said.
Health officials in Contra Costa County are seeking an explanation as to why they weren’t notified after a hazardous substance leaked into the air from a refinery for several hours starting Thanksgiving night.
The leaked material contained aluminum, barium, chromium, nickel, vanadium and zinc in higher levels than are safe, officials said. “We were lucky that this incident happened late on Thanksgiving and mostly happened in the overnight hours, when most people were not out and exposed to this,” Public Health Director Dr. Ori Tzvielli said Wednesday. “Contra Costa Health does not believe there is a health problem to the community from this.”
According to Matthew Kauffman, the deputy director of health services, health officials did not find out about the leak until Saturday morning, thanks only to social media.
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