RICHMOND (CBS SF) -- Chevron has paid about $10 million to cover medical expenses and other claims in the wake of the fire at its Richmond refinery on Aug. 6 and is updating its equipment and safety procedures to prevent a similar incident, representatives from the oil company said Tuesday.
Most of those payouts went to local hospitals to cover medical exams and treatment received by residents sickened by toxin-filled smoke that spread for miles after the fire, according to a letter Chevron sent to the Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Program Monday in an update to its internal investigation of the fire.
