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 ...

The deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, November's Camp Fire, killed 85 people and destroyed 87 percent of the 10,480 buildings in the mountain town of Paradise. Once home ...

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 ...

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 ...

The fire started at about 5 p.m. at Sims Metal Management at 600 S. Fourth St. and prompted a shelter-in-place order for some residents in the area. The level of the carcinogen benzene across the ...

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 ...