Fire officials confirmed Monday afternoon that a small amount of chlorine was found under a rail car in an industrial area Pittsburg and said hazmat crews were inspecting the car.
The incident was reported about 10:50 a.m. near the Corteva Agriscience plant at 901 Loveridge Road, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
Moisture was seen under the rail car, accompanied by a slight odor of chlorine, fire officials said.
About 2:45 p.m., hazmat crews were working to open a hatch on the car, a Confire spokesman said.
Contra Costa County health officials issued a public health advisory for parts of Pittsburg and Antioch, advising residents to take precautions.
“Eye, skin, nose or throat irritation may be possible for those in the area,” Contra Costa Health said. “If you experience any irritation, go inside and rinse irritated areas of the body with water.”
UPDATE: The incident has concluded. No injuries were reported.
Why was the nature of the incident not provided? Would that not lead one to believe that it was serious?
Please keep us updated, Claycord. Thank you for reporting.
It seems that the Claycord article gets updated as new information was made available by CoCoCWS. The current details are “a small amount of chlorine was found under a rail car in an industrial area” and “moisture was seen under the rail car, accompanied by a slight odor of chlorine.” Apparently this was near but not at the Corteva Chemical Plant. The initial CoCoCWS announcement sent this morning had been that it was at the plant.
oh brother
This caused Amtrak San Joaquin service to shut down between Martinez and Stockton affecting holiday passengers. Amtrak had to setup a bus bridge to handle the mess.
Worked next door to plant before it changed hands, releases were not uncommon.
Plant has been around for a very long time.
Holy overreaction Batman!