Flooded chemical plant near Houston now has "black plume of smoke."

[FLPanhandle]

38. That's not true

First of all, having backup generators/cooling systems that could be submerged in only 6ft of water in an area known for getting hurricanes is ridiculous. Almost as stupid as putting the backup generators in the basement of the Fukushima Nuclear plant in an area known for Tsunamis.

A storm surge from a major hurricane can be 25-30ft high.

A simple regulation to make sure backup power and cooling systems are higher than that would have prevented this.

This is actually a prime example of why regulations are needed.