Early in the morning on January 24, a massive industrial explosion in northwest Houston left two people dead and a business in complete ruin. The explosion also knocked a number of nearby homes off their foundations and shot debris for nearly a half-mile. According to Houston Police, the explosion could be felt more than 30…
On the day before Thanksgiving, two explosions at a chemical plant rocked the southeast Texas town of Port Neches and the surrounding area. The explosions occurred at the Texas Petroleum Chemical (TPC) plant in Port Neches and officials were worried enough about the possibility of a series of explosions that they placed about 60,000 people…
Recently, a natural gas pipeline explosion sent shock waves through residential neighborhoods and lit up the night sky near the South Texas city of Refugio, a rural community north of Corpus Christi, about 15 miles from the Texas Coast. Witnesses claim they heard a loud boom and that their bed shook them awake. The explosion,…
Pasadena, Texas Chemical Plant Explosion Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured At about 12:45 p.m. on January 26, there was a deadly explosion at the PeroxyChem chemical plant in Pasadena, Texas that left one worker dead and three others injured. According to the Pasadena Police Department, the explosion happened when a tank containing nearly 1,000 gallons of…
Worker Killed in Texas Oil and Gas Explosion According to investigators with the Midland County Fire Marshal’s office, a worker with a water treatment company was killed in a fiery explosion Monday while he was mixing chemicals at an oil and gas services facility near Midland. Currently, the exact cause of the explosion is under…
Another Chemical Plant Explosion: Major Tragedy Averted According to authorities in the area, the Danlin Industries chemical plant in Thomas, Oklahoma caught fire last week, engulfing the entire plant and heating a number of pressurized containers to the point that they caused several explosions. Initial reports by the Thomas Fire Department from the scene had…
Chemical Plant Explosion in Louisiana Thursday and Friday were deadly in southern Louisiana, as two fatal chemical plant explosions occurred at two plants within a few miles of each other on those days. The first one took place Thursday morning, when an explosion and fire broke out at the Williams Olefins chemical plant, which lies…
The Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion in West, Texas was a terrible tragedy that shook many communities to their cores. As the people of West, Texas try to pick up the pieces after one of the worst disasters in years, other Texas communities should really think about what can be done to prevent the next one,…
Dust Explosions Targeted by House Bill Grain dust, sugar dust, flower, and other type of dust are commonplace in many workplaces. A lot of people look at a dusty workplace and see hard work, not a deadly workplace hazard which can take down the building they’re working in with just one explosion. In response to…
San Antonio and Texas Have Many Fertilizer Plants: San Antonio and Texas Have Many Potential West Fertilizer Risks While we all continue to read about and think about the tragedy that happened in West, Texas three weeks ago, people living in other areas of Texas might want to consider the potential of such tragedies in…
