31 minutes agoContinued explosion on the chemical plant: Sixty thousand people are evacuated
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)A series of explosions in a chemical plant has had some 600,000 people evacuated from the area surrounding Port Neches in Texas. The first blast occurred at 1: 00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, hurting three workers who are already in the hospital. The TPC Group, operating with the plant, confirmed that it [...]
A series of explosions in a chemical plant has had some 600,000 people evacuated from the area surrounding Port Neches in Texas.
The first blast occurred at 1: 00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, hurting three workers who are already in the hospital. The TPC Group, which operates with the plant, confirmed that all its workers had been counted.
Debris from the blasts caused “large damage” across the city, police have said, with residents telling local newspapers that their doors and windows were broken by all that power, writes Independent, translates Periscopi.
A second major explosion occurred Wednesday evening, followed by a smaller number of later explosions.
The TPC Group produces for oil companies and chemical companies.
According to recent news, the flames are still working to put them under control, but no one can determine how long this has lasted. /Periscope
