BK In The News: May 25, 2022
BENICIA – A fire at the Port of Benicia in April was likely caused by heat from a mechanical issue on a conveyer system that ignited petroleum coke, which is produced at the Valero Benicia refinery for export, Benicia fire officials said.
The fire department provided an update on the fire to the...
BK In The News: May 16, 2022
Environmental watchdog group Baykeeper filed a lawsuit in federal court against Amports, which owns the Port of Benicia, and Valero for allegedly mishandling petroleum coke, a refinery product that can damage the heart and lungs.
BK In The News: May 3, 2022
MARTINEZ, CA — The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously denied an appeal from more than a dozen environmental groups and individuals, paving the way for the Marathon Martinez Refinery to convert its operation into a biofuel facility.
The refinery was shut down during the...
Featured Stories: April 19, 2022
Northern Californians are likely familiar with the legal battle to protect public access to Martin’s Beach on the San Mateo coast, where a billionaire landowner tried to close off this beloved stretch of public beach to expand his own private playground. Eric Buescher (pictured, below) was the lead...
BK In The News: April 12, 2022
Officials with the city of Benicia and various state and local agencies are working to assess damage and begin planning cleanup efforts at the site of a four-alarm Benicia Port fire that burned for roughly 24 hours over the weekend.
The fire broke out Saturday at 12:20 p.m. near the Amports...
BK In The News: April 12, 2022
BENICIA, CA — Benicia Fire Chief Josh Chadwick released a statement Tuesday afternoon on the preliminary findings of the investigation into the cause of the Benicia Port Fire, which broke out Saturday and consumed part of the pier. "While the fire investigation is still open and ongoing,...
BK In The News: April 11, 2022
BENICIA, CA — Officials with the city of Benicia and representatives from various state and local agencies were working Monday to assess the damage and begin planning cleanup efforts at the site of a Benicia Port fire that burned for roughly 24 hours over the weekend.
The fire broke out Saturday at...
BK In The News: April 11, 2022
Firefighters extinguished a fire chewing through a pier at the Port of Benicia, a little less than a day after flames up shot from the port and threatened a nearby docked tanker ship.
A massive cleanup and repair effort swung into gear Sunday afternoon at the port, as Benicia city officials...
BK In The News: April 11, 2022
BENICIA, Calif. - The investigation and cleanup from Saturday's massive blaze at the Port of Benicia was in high gear on Monday, in hopes of getting the critical port back in operation.
It could also bring even more pain at the gas pump. That's because the Port of Benicia is a busy port. It imports...
BK In The News: April 10, 2022
BENICIA (CBS SF) — Nearly 24 hours after it ignited in flames, firefighters finally extinguished a four-alarm blaze Sunday afternoon that gutted a commercial pier along the Benicia waterfront.
Left behind in the fire’s wake was a jumbled pile of burned and charred timbers and melted asphalt.