Hospitals across the Bay Area are closely monitoring supplies after a fire tore through the Medline medical supply distribution facility in Tracy last Thursday, raising concerns about causing disruptions and delays.
Leafy greens such as spinach and perennial kid favorites such as strawberries and grapes held the highest levels of potentially harmful pesticide residues based on government tests.
Two FedEx employees and two firefighters are hospitalized after being exposed to a hazardous material in Concord on Monday, fire officials said.
Police in Berkeley closed several streets Monday morning and issued a shelter-in-place in the Thousand Oaks neighborhood, where crews removed a highly volatile and toxic substance found in a home.
The refinery, a subsidiary of Tesoro Refining, was fined $372,500 for 13 violations including tank-related violations, reporting delays and uncertified pieces of equipment at its on-site gas dispensing facility, the air district said.
The substance, TPO, is still permitted in the United States.