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BigmanPigman

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27. It apparently has gone from "serious" to "dangerous".

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Wed Aug 30, 2017, 09:42 PM

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Chemical Plant Near Houston Warns Its About To Explode [View all] riversedge Aug 2017 OP

At least it's not a nuclear power plant VMA131Marine Aug 2017 #1

Depending on the chemicals involved.... Adrahil Aug 2017 #8

The area has seen large explosions before VMA131Marine Aug 2017 #9

Benzine in the water table would be pretty devastating.... Adrahil Aug 2017 #14

Not really. One could easily ask oneself which killed more people, Bophal or Fukushima. NNadir Aug 2017 #21

My thoughts exactly or like yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #28

There is a nuclear power plant about 75 miles northeast of where Harvey made landfall. LudwigPastorius Aug 2017 #33

Workers Stayed at Nuclear Plant TomVilmer Aug 2017 #42

That's good news. LudwigPastorius Aug 2017 #44

Oh no. Vibes That nobody gets hurt. applegrove Aug 2017 #2

Oh no. femmedem Aug 2017 #3

It apparently has gone from "serious" to "dangerous". BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #27

Quick, someone ease the regulations so it can ...wait Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #4

Welcome. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #11

What we need now are tax cuts IronLionZion Aug 2017 #29

If it was a vagina OriginalGeek Aug 2017 #46

ATTN all televangelists: Demonstrate your influence. nt NCjack Aug 2017 #5

Excellent. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #32

Trump has the answer - scrap protections that reduce the chances of this situation happening in new Doodley Aug 2017 #6

Let me guess, they'll blame it on regulations bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #7

Hey, Obama's playing golf instead of acting Presidential here. Pope George Ringo II Aug 2017 #15

Seems to me this was ENTIRELY predictable given the history of Hurricanes in that area. Ford_Prefect Aug 2017 #10

oh no we can't plan bluestarone Aug 2017 #13

It's Texas. Zoning laws; especially commercial, are virtually non-existent. EarthFirst Aug 2017 #17

In Texas no zoning laws, burrowowl Aug 2017 #38

"Blocked from taking meaningful action?" Warpy Aug 2017 #12

I think they mean the water is preventing (blocking) them from accessing the site. The_jackalope Aug 2017 #16

Right. especially with Monkeywrench Pruitt in charge of the EPA Warpy Aug 2017 #18

Crosby is near Fukushima, Texas isn't it? The_jackalope Aug 2017 #19

Dihydrogen Monoxide!!! We're so screwn!!!111!!!1!1 Lucky Luciano Aug 2017 #34

"It will be a fantastic explosion. The best ever!" jalan48 Aug 2017 #20

And over the explosions we shall hear, "That blowed up real good!" Big_K Aug 2017 #23

They must be able to float generators over to there or truck them in on stilts & connect them up? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #22

I would think some military machinery defacto7 Aug 2017 #37

Rachel on it now! Amaryllis Aug 2017 #24

Let's pick the worst place in America to put a dangerous chemical plant Not Ruth Aug 2017 #25

What about an Iwo jima ship. OkSustainAg Aug 2017 #26

OMG. I hope not. OMG. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius Aug 2017 #31

Uh, gulp, that's 26 miles east of me and kids, pets, neighbors, friends.... txwhitedove Aug 2017 #35

20 miles east of me. Igel Aug 2017 #39

I have seen wallyworld2 Aug 2017 #36

This is a different peroxide jmowreader Aug 2017 #40

Thank you wallyworld2 Aug 2017 #43

CNN reporting 2 explosions leftynyc Aug 2017 #41

"We're really blocked from taking meaningful action" or "Cheaper to let it blow up"? ucrdem Aug 2017 #45