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Tag: explosion

Energy & Environment

Houston Strengthens Regulations For Storing Hazardous Chemicals, After Watson Grinding Explosion

Katie Watkins

Posted on December 16, 2020 · The Watson, Grinding & Manufacturing plant explosion in January killed three and damaged hundreds of homes.

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Texas

Seven Injured When Oil Storage Tank Explosion Rocks Corpus Christi’s Refinery Region

Jerry Clayton, TPR

Posted on December 7, 2020 · The explosion site was at the Magellan Midstream storage tank facility, near the turning basins for tankers and other ships that enter the industrial port channel.

Tags Corpus Christi explosion Magellan

City of Houston

Watson Grinding Files For Bankruptcy After Deadly Northwest Houston Explosion

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on February 6, 2020 · The company also announced it would lay off 80 employees in a move Mayor Sylvester Turner said left him "surprised and disappointed."

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News

1 Dead, 12 Hurt In Construction Explosion At Gatesville Hospital

Associated Press

Posted on June 27, 2018 · Witnesses say a generator exploded in an addition to the hospital that was under construction

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News

UPDATE: Texas Hospital Spokeswoman Says Four Injured In Explosion

HPM Digital Team / Associated Press

Posted on June 26, 2018 · Witnesses say a generator exploded in an addition to the hospital that was under construction.

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Explosive Device Caused Damage At St. Stephens Episcopal Church In Beaumont

HPM Digital Team

Posted on May 10, 2018 · All Saints’ Episcopal School has been evacuated and the church and the school will remain closed until further notice

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News

Explosion Destroys Barn, Injures 9 During Police Standoff In Connecticut

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on May 3, 2018 · An explosion in a suburban neighborhood in North Haven, Conn., ended a standoff with a man who was suspected of holding his wife against her will

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News

UPDATE: No Injuries Reported In Explosion At Valero Refinery In Texas City

HPM Digital Team

Posted on April 19, 2018 · All personnel have been accounted for and there have been no injuries or fatalities

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News

Recovery Continues In West 5 Years After Plant Explosion

Associated Press

Posted on April 17, 2018 · The town saw some leave after the blast to start their lives over and has seen some return

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News

Gas Leaks Detected In Dallas Neighborhood Weeks Before Fatal Explosion, Report Says

Molly Evans, KERA

Posted on March 23, 2018 · Several other leaks have since been identified throughout the neighborhood

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News

Gas Service Stops For Thousands Of Dallas Homes Due To Leaks

Associated Press

Posted on March 1, 2018 · The Dallas homes could be without gas service for up to three weeks

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News

Federal Team Investigating Deadly Dallas House Explosion

Associated Press

Posted on February 26, 2018 · Four injured people were in the front yard and one of them was holding the unconscious 12-year-old girl, who was pronounced dead at a hospital

Tags dallas explosion house National Transportation Safety Board natural gas NTSB texas

News

Reports Of Explosion At Plant In La Porte, No Injuries

Associated Press

Posted on February 14, 2018 · Police in La Porte say the incident, initially reported as an explosion

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News

UPDATE: Report: Uncontrolled Gas Release Led To Rig Fire

Associated Press

Posted on January 23, 2018 · Three of the workers were employed by Houston-based Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

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News

Russia: Explosion Injures 10 At St. Petersburg Supermarket

Associated Press

Posted on December 27, 2017 · At least 10 people have been injured in an explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg

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