Visible flaring at Richmond’s Chevron refinery sent a cloud of smoke wafting over Richmond Saturday afternoon, triggering an air quality advisory and alarming residents who watched the cloud — and their concerns grow.
Flaring from two stacks, along with a plume of smoke coming from the Richmond Refinery, was first observed around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and was visible throughout most of Richmond’s neighborhoods.
Shortly after 3:30 p.m., Chevron posted a message on social media alerting residents to a Level 1 incident — the second-lowest level — stating that employees were working to resolve the issue…