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Refinery and Chemical Plant Explosions Update Although the economic recession brought about by the COVID-19 epidemic has led to nationwide cutbacks at oil refineries and chemical plants, we had previously blogged about several such accidents in recent years. In today’s post the refinery and chemical plant explosion injury lawyer at The Doan Law Firm gives an update on some of the refinery and chemical plant explosions and fires that we commented on in previous posts. Watson Grinding and Manufacturing /…

Bodies of Four Seamen Killed in Corpus Christi Explosion Recovered The Corpus Christi Caller-Times is reporting that the U.S. Coast Guard and private salvage drivers have recovered the bodies of all four seamen killed in last Friday’s (August 21st) sinking of the dredging vessel Waymon L. Boyd. The Boyd was lost after it struck an underwater pipeline near the intersection of Lantana and Up River Road, caught fire, and sank in the adjacent shipping channel. The accident occurred shortly before…

111 Firefighters Battle Catastrophic Blaze in Historic LA Apartment Building A horrific fire broke out in the middle of the night in a two-story apartment building in Historic South Central District of Los Angeles. 111 firefighters were dispatched to the scene of the blazing 1920s apartment building after 3:00 a.m. Fortunately, firefighters and others were able to evacuate all residents from the building and no deaths have been reported. The extent of injuries that may have been sustained by some…

Life in Quarantine: Auto Accidents Down, Kitchen Burn Injuries Up Life for nearly all Americans is markedly different during the COVID-19 pandemic is significantly different than what existed at the beginning of 2020. One interesting development is that motor vehicle accidents have significantly decreased since the stay at home policies have been put in place across the country. The decline has been so significant that some automobile insurance companies have issued or will be issuing premium rebates to customers. While…