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8. Being in the Midwest and not familiar with the West all that much,

Tue May 26, 2026, 07:36 PM

5 hrs ago

I wondered if these were two separate events or if they were somehow related. So much for deregulation, eh?

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This comes right after Orange County, CA dodged a similar disaster Grokenstein 6 hrs ago #1

A smaller explosion is still possible. BidenRocks 5 hrs ago #4

Being in the Midwest and not familiar with the West all that much, slightlv 5 hrs ago #8

Once is probably an accident Warpy 4 hrs ago #11

Thanks, I was just thinking abbot that Cha 2 hrs ago #13

Jesus we drive past that plant montanacowboy 6 hrs ago #2

Sabotage. LuvLoogie 5 hrs ago #3

Often it is the small valve or gauge that fails. BidenRocks 5 hrs ago #6

More likely republican deregulation Mysterian 4 hrs ago #10

This will only become more common as tRump's cuts to OSHA kick in groundloop 5 hrs ago #5

Oh NO!!! calimary 5 hrs ago #7

White liquor is nasty stuff... JT45242 4 hrs ago #9

Yikes! : ( electric_blue68 2 hrs ago #12