HOUSTON, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Six people were injured following an explosion at a chemical plant on Wednesday in Westlake, a city in the southern U.S. state Louisiana, local media reported. The explosion occurred at Westlake Chemical among its ethylene dichloride storage tanks, local media o...
At least one more container of volatile organic peroxides exploded Friday afternoon at the Arkema chemical plant, which is about 40 km from downtown Houston. The plant was knocked out of power by floodwaters on Monday. It needs electricity to keep volatile chemicals stored at the facility cool....
New Plaintiffs Added to Lawsuit Over Chemical Plant Fire More HOUSTON (AP) — Eleven plaintiffs, including a 4-year-old girl, have joined the $1 million lawsuit against a Houston-area chemical plant rocked by explosions after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey inundated the...
Firefighters took about two hours to bring the fire under control at the DrillChem plant on the eastern fringe of Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. "The facility was empty at the time of the fire and we are thankful that no injuries have been reported," said DrillChem CEO Brandon...
to restore confidence in the company's safety process following a plant explosion in March 2000. Information on the explosions at the chemical firm; Actions taken to improve the training of workers at its Houston Chemical Complex; Views of James Gallogly, chief executive of the company, on the...
To make matters worse, the Trump administration sided with chemical industry lobbyists and canceled safety rules governing thousands of facilities using hazardous substances across the United States. Since 2017, multiple chemical plant explosions have occurred in Houston, Texas. Now, government investigator...
Overnight in Westlake, Louisiana there was an explosion at the Westlake Chemical plant. According to State Police Trooper Derek Senegal, five people were injured in the explosion. Louisiana State Police Troop D says the people that were injured were five contracted employees. All that were injure...
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HOUSTON, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- A second evacuation order was issued Wednesday afternoon after another explosion occurred at a chemical plant of TPC Group in Port Neches, about 150 km east of downtown Houston. The blast caused a tower to fall, but there were no reports of major injuries ou...