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January 24 marks the one-year anniversary of a deadly, devastating Houston explosion accident that forever altered the lives of workers at the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing plant on Gessner Road as well as for those living around the machining company facility. A great many questions remain as to the underlying cause of the Watson explosion accident. What is clear is that 365 after the blast that caused a considerable degree of devastation in and around the machining and manufacturing plant…

All of the nearly 3,000 residents of Warden, Washington were forced from their homes on Thursday night, January 21, 2021, as the result of a massive fire and ammonia tank explosion accident risk at the Washington Potato Company plant that anchors that community. Warden is located approximately 90 miles southwest of Spokane. The order for all residents to evacuate came at about 8:30 p.m. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office issued what is known as a Level 3 Evacuation Order to…

A massive explosion accident sent 14 oil storage tanks up in flames near New Town, North Dakota, this week. An investigation is underway regarding the underlying cause of the blast. Fortunately, no one was killed or appeared to be injured in the New Town explosion accident. The oil storage tank facility is owned and operate by Slawson Exploration Company. Firefighters were at the scene directly after the explosion. Officials explained that the plan of action was to permit the blaze…

The National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, has completed an exhaustive investigation of multiple Dallas gas explosions that occurred over the course of a week and devastated a neighborhood near Love Field. The bottom-line determination of the NTSB, a federal investigatory agency, is that the deadly gas explosion that occurred after the first Love Field neighborhood blast was preventable if Atmos Energy had undertaken appropriate action. While the Dallas gas explosions at issue did occur almost three years ago, the investigation…

A San Diego hash oil explosion at the City Heights apartment complex sent one person to the hospital and left at least 24 people homeless. The two-story apartment complex is located on Marlborough Avenue near Landis street, a short jaunt east of Interstate 15. Multiple 911 calls were placed in the morning on January 15, 2021, reporting the blast. Emergency personnel were dispatched immediately to the scene. Fire department personnel found a significant amount of damage at the apartment complex…