Energy & Environment
Houston Strengthens Regulations For Storing Hazardous Chemicals, After Watson Grinding Explosion
Posted on · 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
Posted on · 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.
City of Houston
Watson Grinding Files For Bankruptcy After Deadly Northwest Houston Explosion
Posted on · 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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1 Dead, 12 Hurt In Construction Explosion At Gatesville Hospital
Posted on · Witnesses say a generator exploded in an addition to the hospital that was under construction
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UPDATE: Texas Hospital Spokeswoman Says Four Injured In Explosion
Posted on · 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
Posted on · All Saints’ Episcopal School has been evacuated and the church and the school will remain closed until further notice
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Explosion Destroys Barn, Injures 9 During Police Standoff In Connecticut
Posted on · 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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UPDATE: No Injuries Reported In Explosion At Valero Refinery In Texas City
Posted on · All personnel have been accounted for and there have been no injuries or fatalities
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Recovery Continues In West 5 Years After Plant Explosion
Posted on · The town saw some leave after the blast to start their lives over and has seen some return
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Gas Leaks Detected In Dallas Neighborhood Weeks Before Fatal Explosion, Report Says
Posted on · Several other leaks have since been identified throughout the neighborhood
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Gas Service Stops For Thousands Of Dallas Homes Due To Leaks
Posted on · The Dallas homes could be without gas service for up to three weeks
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Federal Team Investigating Deadly Dallas House Explosion
Posted on · 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
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Reports Of Explosion At Plant In La Porte, No Injuries
Posted on · Police in La Porte say the incident, initially reported as an explosion
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UPDATE: Report: Uncontrolled Gas Release Led To Rig Fire
Posted on · Three of the workers were employed by Houston-based Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.
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Russia: Explosion Injures 10 At St. Petersburg Supermarket
Posted on · At least 10 people have been injured in an explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg