Louisiana Chemical Plant Site of Blast, Fire
Louisiana Chemical Plant Blast: 33 People Injured. The Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geisemar, Louisiana was the site of a fire that led to a massive blast that shot a huge fireball and smoke column into the sky today. The explosion injured 33 people. At least one person has been reported dead. Authorities ordered … [Read more...]
Silver Eagle Refinery Blast Only Latest Accident at Utah Facility
Explosion Rocked The Silver Eagle Refinery In Utah. The explosion that rocked the Silver Eagle Refinery in Utah last week was the second serious accident at the facility this year. The first incident, a flash fire that occurred on January 12, seriously injured four people at the Silver Eagle Refinery. Luckily, no one … [Read more...]
The day after Valero blast
Valero Blast Crippled Refinery. A day after a fire and explosion crippled Valero's McKee refinery here, only official-looking vehicles buzzed past plant barriers set up by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers manning vehicles with flashing lights. But Friday's blast at the 170,000-barrel-a-day plant, which Valero … [Read more...]
20 injured in Valero refinery blast
Valero Refinery Blast Injured 20 People. An explosion caused a "major fire" Friday at Valero Energy Corp.'s McKee refinery in the Texas Panhandle, injuring nearly 20 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 400 employees and contractors, Valero officials said. Area hospitals were treating the injured workers, including at … [Read more...]
Milwaukee mourns 3 killed in blast
Falk Warehouse Blast Rocked The Near Downtown. Melvin Kuster retired after 41 years working for Falk Corp., the century-old factory that also once employed his father. Now his only child has died there. Daniel Kuster, 35, and two other workers were killed Wednesday when an explosion and fire leveled the industrial warehouse and … [Read more...]
Milwaukee factory blast kills 3
Milwaukee Factory Blast May Have Started In A Propane Tank. An explosion that may have started in a large propane tank flattened an industrial warehouse near downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, killing at least three people and injuring 46 others, authorities said. The fiery blast at the Falk Corp. factory flipped cars, hurled debris … [Read more...]
Milwaukee blast injures dozens
Milwaukee Blast Ignited A Fire At Falk Corp. Warehouse. An explosion rocked the industrial Menomonee Valley near downtown Milwaukee Wednesday morning, injuring about 30 people, a fire official said. The explosion ignited a fire at a Falk Corp. warehouse near the Potawatomi casino and about a half mile from the Miller Brewing Co., … [Read more...]
Safety Groups Blast Ford Plan
Safety Groups Demanding Crown Victoria To Be Recalled. An agreement between Ford Motor Co. and Arizona's attorney general to investigate the safety of Ford Crown Victoria police cars is "woefully inadequate" and "highly diversionary," safety groups said Tuesday, demanding the cars be recalled. The location of the Crown Victoria's … [Read more...]
