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A massive Wharton chemical plant fire of yet to be determined origin destroyed one of the main buildings at the facility located about an hour from Houston. A series of explosions appear to have occurred following the start of the fire. At this time, it is not clear whether or not any explosions preceded the huge blaze. Firefighters from several different departments were dispatched to scene and spent over four hours battling the blaze. As of the proverbial wee-hours of…

A Texas natural gas pipeline explosion southwest of Houston forced an evacuation, according to authorities. The explosion itself involved what is known as a natural gas transmission line and occurred in a rural area. The blast occurred in the morning hours in Fort Bend County. The nearest community to the blast is Wallis, Texas. The blast resulted in a fire that took firefighters about half a day to contain. There was initially concern that the blast would trigger a large-scale…

Two men ended up hospitalized after an explosion at actor Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop store in Sag Harbor. The explosion and subsequent scene in the aftermath of the blast have been described as “strange” by observers. The store is located at 4 Bay Street in Sag Harbor, New York. The leadup to the Goop store explosion is indeed rather bizarre. Two men were in the specialty stop created by Gwyneth Paltrow some years ago. The men reported that rubbing alcohol had…

An otherwise quiet weekend in and around the Oklahoma town of Medford was shattered when an explosion occurred at the ONEOK natural gas facility in Grant County, about 100 miles northwest from Oklahoma City. The explosion was reported at about 2:00 p.m. The cause of the Oklahoma natural gas facility explosion has not yet been identified. Fortunately, as of Saturday evening, no fatalities had been reported. What is known is that massive black plume of smoke is radiating across the…

A myriad of questions remains unanswered following an explosion at the Freeport LNG Export Terminal early Wednesday afternoon. Located on Quintana Island in Upper Texas, the Freeport LNG Export Terminal produced about 2 billion cubic feet of liquified natural gas daily prior to the blast. A Look at Questions Associated with Freeport LNG Export Terminal Explosion Unanswered questions arising from the Freeport LNG Export Terminal explosion as of midafternoon on the day of the blast include: Were any injuries sustained…