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Arkema plant has officially exploded
Posted on 8/31/17 at 4:37 am
Posted on 8/31/17 at 4:37 am
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Fox News link
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Aug 31, 2017 5:14 AM EDT: According to KTRK, two explosions were reported early Thursday at the flooded Arkema plant, the company said.
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office tweeted that one deputy was taken to the hospital and nine others drove themselves to the hospital after inhaling fumes from the plant.
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This post was edited on 8/31/17 at 5:05 am
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Posted on 8/31/17 at 4:53 am to tigerbutt
Not much info coming out, doesn't sound too serious...
Posted on 8/31/17 at 4:55 am to GEAUXmedic
Not the type of explosion to level a city or even the plant. Just a couple to release some chemicals into the air to make those close by sick it appears.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 4:57 am to tigerbutt
Good, let's hope it stays that way... the other threads were making this sound apocalyptic.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 5:05 am to GEAUXmedic
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the other threads were making this sound apocalyptic.
Problem is, even the CEO of Arkema doesn't know how many residual explosions are possible. Could go on for a week for all they know.
Surprised the evac circle was only 1.5 miles. You'd think it would be larger.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 5:17 am to idlewatcher
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Because of the water, he said, the chemicals will quickly vaporize, reducing the size and scope of the fire.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 5:25 am to tigerbutt
Didn't see that info thanks
That is great news if they avoided the intense fire.
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The factory lost power early Sunday, which it needs to refrigerate volatile chemicals. Those chemicals ignite if they get too warm, the company’s CEO, Richard Rowe, said. “Materials could now explode and cause a subsequent intense fire,” Rowe said. “The high water that exists on site, and the lack of power, leave us with no way to prevent it.” “We’re really blocked from taking meaningful action,” he added.
That is great news if they avoided the intense fire.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 6:58 am to GEAUXmedic
I was expecting big boom
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:06 am to King
the convoy of trial attorneys heading west will be longer than the Cajun navy
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:16 am to tigerbutt
So this is what happens when they have sustained loss of power?
I wonder if there should be a plan for that.
I wonder if there should be a plan for that.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:25 am to dred24
They did. Called generators. But those flooded too.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:44 am to dred24
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So this is what happens when they have sustained loss of power?
I wonder if there should be a plan for that.
They do have a plan for when they have a plant blackout. They call them "redundant generators with shite tons of fuel".
What's hard to plan for is "fricking hurricane sits over us for a week, dropping 50 inches of rain and destroying everything".
Also, I'm pissed that all we have are grainy videos. If they knew this stuff was going to go into thermal runaway and detonate, we should have at least gotten some fun video out of this.
This post was edited on 8/31/17 at 7:46 am
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:47 am to tigerbutt
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office tweeted that one deputy was taken to the hospital and nine others drove themselves to the hospital after inhaling fumes from the plant.
This sounds an awful lot like those deputies rode the money train to the hospital. That being said, their employer is an idiot for having them out there guarding the area without a gas mask.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:50 am to GEAUXmedic
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Good, let's hope it stays that way... the other threads were making this sound apocalyptic.
This one isn't much better. There were explosions at the plant, the plant hasn't exploded.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:51 am to King
Stay woke. It could happen.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:52 am to tigerbutt
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:56 am to tigerbutt
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two explosions
The Dudley Dubosier bat signal.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:56 am to idlewatcher
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Surprised the evac circle was only 1.5 miles. You'd think it would be larger.
Not necessarily. The radius in the RMP is determined by a release from the largest vessel onsite.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 7:57 am to TigerstuckinMS
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They do have a plan for when they have a plant blackout. They call them "redundant generators with shite tons of fuel".
I'm sure theit new generators will be on elevated platforms.
I don't really know why anyone in the south would put a generator on ground level.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 9:09 am to tigerbutt
This press conference on Fox right now is very uncomfortable.
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