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imanamerican63

(16,043 posts) Thu May 5, 2016, 01:14 PM May 2016

Has anyone caught the video of the massive fire in Houston this morning? [View all]

Wow! Hope everyone is ok and thank you to those firefighters who are battling the fire! Also, a shout out the firefighters in Alberta and all the others who put themselves on that line to protect us all.

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Has anyone caught the video of the massive fire in Houston this morning? [View all] imanamerican63 May 2016 OP

Close to 200 firefighters in response; indications that "chemicals in a large capacity" in may be bu LanternWaste May 2016 #1

I saw that! imanamerican63 May 2016 #2

Link Xipe Totec May 2016 #3

It's becoming a "thing" here. ScreamingMeemie May 2016 #4

It's been a thing since I lived there, 30 years ago Xipe Totec May 2016 #5

The "thing" I am talking about is the wall-to-wall incessant coverage ScreamingMeemie May 2016 #6

Gotcha - I was thinking of the incessant refinery fires nt Xipe Totec May 2016 #8

I am betting there is no wall to wall of the city council nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #11

my home town: the Massive Chemical Fire Capital of America Bucky May 2016 #7

The fire was bad but the toxic substance burning was even worse malaise May 2016 #9

Houston zoning laws are burrowowl May 2016 #10