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muriel_volestrangler

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14. FEMA: "The plume is incredibly dangerous"

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Thu Aug 31, 2017, 08:29 AM

Aug 2017

U.S. emergency officials said on Thursday the plume caused by two explosions at the flood-hit Arkema SA chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, was "incredibly dangerous," noting officials were still trying to evaluate the hazards.

"Right now, the question is whether or not we can actually get in and assess the full scale of the impact from an environmental standpoint to an infrastructure stand point," Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long said at a news briefing. "By all means, yes, the plume is incredibly dangerous."

http://live.reuters.com/Event/Harvey_The_Texas_Storm/1077407735

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Houston flood: Explosions reported at Arkema chemical plant [View all] nitpicker Aug 2017 OP

this is bad DonCoquixote Aug 2017 #1

Yes, explosion was inevitable, because their explosion control was to keep those chemicals LisaL Aug 2017 #3

Everyone within 1.5 miles of the plant has been ordered to evacuate. Cattledog Aug 2017 #2

Texas law says people have the right to refuse an evacuation order and some people did. appleannie1943 Aug 2017 #11

Just read this. raven mad Aug 2017 #4

OMG. It gets worse and worse. OMG. OMG! Those poor people! Is it north or south or east or west?nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #5

Looks like it's north east of Houston (n/t) leftynyc Aug 2017 #10

About 20-25 miles N-NE of downtown. Igel Aug 2017 #20

Compounded tragedy. gademocrat7 Aug 2017 #6

The general population will still see deregulation as a good thing and climate change as a hoax. wasupaloopa Aug 2017 #7

We don't "hear" about changing policy, that information is only available Hortensis Aug 2017 #8

I don't see deregulation being the problem here. Igel Aug 2017 #21

According to Rachel they didn't have a failsafe to destroy the product like similar facilities which JonLP24 Aug 2017 #22

There is a failsafe - you can neutralize materials so they won't explode. Neutralizer destroys Justice Aug 2017 #23

Do you think that FOX will tell their viewers why the plant exploded? (Dropped regulations). haveahart Aug 2017 #9

Police officer hospitalized after breathing fumes. appleannie1943 Aug 2017 #12

Sounds like it was MEKP. Scruffy1 Aug 2017 #13

Feedstock for plastics... Rollo Aug 2017 #17

FEMA: "The plume is incredibly dangerous" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #14

ABC 13 had flown over about 30 minutes ago BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #15

American Fukushima... Rollo Aug 2017 #16

Tx has a Law that Shields Co. From disclosing What Chemical's at Their Plant. 🚨 Yes, You don't have riversedge Aug 2017 #18

ABC 13 dug up some EPA filing records for the plant BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #19