RICHMOND — Air quality tests from a metal scrapyard fire this week were released on Friday and showed elevated levels of benzene, a chemical known to cause cancer and to damage the central nervous ...

After the October 2017 Tubbs wildfire, the northern California town of Santa Rosa was blindsided when it discovered that some of its fire-damaged water systems were contaminated with the carcinogen ...

Officials have said that after the Camp Fire in California’s Butte County, water in Paradise now contains benzene, a toxic compound linked to cancer. Cleanup could take two years and cost $300 million ...

RICHMOND (CBS SF) – The fire at a Richmond scrap metal yard that triggered an overnight shelter in place for several neighborhoods earlier this week released benzene into the air, officials revealed ...

A plastics fire in Indiana spewed various toxic chemicals into the air, including hydrogen cyanide and benzene, according to test results from the Environmental Protection Agency. Officials said ...

Utilities in both the Eaton and Palisades fire burn scars have reported detecting the carcinogen benzene in parts of their water systems. State regulators have recommended the utilities issue “do not ...

DEER PARK, Texas (KTRK) -- ITC's tank 80-7 was just one of the tanks to catch fire. When it did, it was packed with a possible 4.4 million gallons of pyrolysis gas, a fuel blend containing benzene, ...

The latest chemical to cause concern at the Intercontinental Terminals Co. facility in Deer Park is benzene, which was detected at elevated levels early Thursday morning and prompted shelter-in-place ...

The discovery was as surprising as it was ominous. Weeks after the Camp Fire roared through Butte County last November, devouring entire towns, officials made an alarming find: The Paradise drinking ...