- A fire burning near Chevron's (CVX +0.3%) Northern California natural gas pipeline in Pittsburg, Calif., has forced a shutdown of the pipeline and the evacuation of ~4K people in the area.
- CVX is now preparing to purge the 12-inch pipeline, and once that is done safely, the fire department will work with company officials to contain the blaze, local officials say.
- The fire is relatively small, but the overriding problem is that it is burning inside a vault very close to the 12-inch natural gas pipeline.