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thr ) <br /> c )ncrete <br /> rm sued <br /> Violations of fire, <br /> waste rules alleged <br /> By Hugh Wright <br /> The Stockton Record <br /> Criminal charges and a$3 million civil <br /> lawsuit were filed Thursday.against a <br /> Lathrop concrete company and its exec- <br /> utives,who allegedly violated fire codes, <br /> hazardous waste rules and other regula- <br /> tions. <br /> Con Fab Corporation is accused in the <br /> lawsuit,filed in Superior Court by Deputy <br /> District Attorney Lisa F. Brown,of failing <br /> to take precautions against fire, storing <br /> gasoline and diesel fuel in unmarked <br /> containers with inadequate dispensers, <br /> spilling fuel on the ground, and other <br /> violations. <br /> The criminal charges against company <br /> President Phillip French and Con Fab <br /> managers Robert Patterson and Larry <br /> Hekmaty are misdemeanors. <br /> All three are charged with illegal dis- <br /> posal of hazardous waste and use of <br /> flammable liquids and peroxides without <br /> permits,and French also is charged with <br /> operating Con Fab without a county busi- <br /> ness license. They are scheduled for ar- <br /> raignment in Stockton Municipal Court <br /> on March 29. <br /> French referred inquiries to the com- <br /> pany's lawyer, who was unavailable late <br /> Thursday. <br /> Brown said firefighters discovered the <br /> alleged violations when they responded <br /> to a report of a vehicle fire at Con Fab, <br /> which manufactures prestressed con- <br /> crete on Lathrop Road. <br /> The state Department of Health Serv- <br /> ices will oversee and monitor a cleanup <br /> of contaminated soil on the Con Fab <br /> property,Brown said. <br /> Others involved in the investigation <br /> include the Manteca-Lathrop Fire Dis- <br /> trict, the county Fire Warden's Office, <br /> county health officials, the county'Plan- . <br /> ning Department and the county Office <br /> of Emergency Services. <br />