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Suncor Offers To Pay For Car Washes After Clay-Like Material Shoots Into Air

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4)- Suncor said a clay-like material shot into the air from its oil refinery and landed on cars in the area on Wednesday. That material is nonhazardous, according to Suncor.

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Copter4 flew over Suncor in Commerce City. (credit: CBS)

The refinery said it happened because of an operational problem.

Two nearby schools had to shelter in place when an alarm went off at the plant in Commerce City.

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Suncor is paying for people to get their cars washed if they have that dust on their vehicles.

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