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Topics => General Board => Topic started by: Libertas on October 04, 2011, 06:53:06 AM

Title: Chemical Fire in Texas
Post by: Libertas on October 04, 2011, 06:53:06 AM

Only 80k affected, explains why this was pushed off the headlines...oh, and it's in Texas!

 ::)

22 people treated, A&M campus disrupted.  These fertilizer plants have a volatile history.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535761,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535761,00.html)

Glad nobody was killed!

Title: Re: Chemical Fire in Texas
Post by: AlanS on October 04, 2011, 06:22:52 PM

Quote from: Libertas on October 04, 2011, 06:53:06 AM

Glad nobody was killed!

That's no lie. The petro-chemical industry is very dangerous, despite numerous safety factors. The main cause of all industrial accidents can be traced back to human error, though.

Title: Re: Chemical Fire in Texas
Post by: charlesoakwood on October 04, 2011, 06:51:01 PM

Guess they thought Texas got too much attention on this one.

Link (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/massive_fire_burning_at_texas_chemical_3eTXf92amUgNvrGQWp65iP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=)

October 3, 2011

WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- A massive industrial fire was burning at a chemical plant in a suburb of Dallas Monday, triggering explosions and sending plumes of thick, black smoke into the air.


Waxahachie chemical plant fire rages: RAW VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64yOdWg2g1Y#noexternalembed-ws)  This is CBS

ETA:

Firetruck engulfed in Massive Flames Waxahachie Texas Chemical Fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Mbw0eMWUA#ws)

Title: Re: Chemical Fire in Texas
Post by: Libertas on October 04, 2011, 08:02:04 PM

Class A fires are bad enough, Class B really up the danger level.  These firefighters are some brave dudes to enter that battle, and deserve every penny they get for their effort!

 ::USA::