re: Explosion/Fire at Exxon Baton Rouge?? (Update in OP)

I had 25 people waiting in the parking lot until 7:30 to get in. It was a small but very hot fire. Destroyed a cooling tower, though.

Thank God the outside operators "weren't doing their job" (whatever the hell that means). It's not like you walk around the plant for 12 straight hours. If a valve sticks or a seal goes bad or a line ruptures, there's not much you can do other than shut that bitch down in a hurry if it causes a fire.

Would have been some wives who didn't see their husbands come home or children see daddy come home if anybody was walking around aimlessly on the unit.