Ash released from Martinez refinery contained unusual amounts of heavy metals, officials say

Residents of Martinez discovered their cars and businesses covered by a mysterious powder the day after Thanksgiving. Contra Costa Health officials are now investigating what appears to have been a release of possibly harmful chemicals that they say they were never informed of.Contra Costa Health officials say they were not informed by the Martinez Refining Company that there would be a 12-hour-long release of possibly harmful chemicals the night of Thanksgiving last week.

At about 9:30 p.m. the day after Thanksgiving, local residents reported a powdery substance on their cars and around the area. This continued into Friday morning. Had the MRC notified the CCH, Matthew Kaufman, the deputy director of health services for the county, says an alert would have likely been sent out via the community's warning system.

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