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Baytown ExxonMobil Chemical Plant Hit by Explosion, Fire A fire at the ExxonMobil Olefins Plant in Baytown, Texas, has led to an evacuation of workers from the facility and a “precautionary shelter-in-place” order affecting areas adjacent to the facility.  The fire, which appears to involve a single “tower” at the plant, is producing a cloud of thick black smoke that is being dispersed by light winds after rising several hundred feet into the air. According to local emergency responders, the…

A large blaze at an ExxonMobil refinery located in Baytown resulted in a large plum of potentially hazardous smoke spreading over the neighborhoods surrounding the plant mid-morning on Wednesday, July 31. The smoke is expanding in its reach and has the prospect of not only spreading across Baytown but also into the city of Houston itself. The fire erupted in a unit at the refinery that contains polypropylene, a chemical that can present health risks to people exposed to it….

What started as a typical day at the construction site of a hotel in the 3400 block of Main in Houston devolved into an emergency situation that sent nine workers to the hospital. Seven other members of the construction team suffered injuries that were treated at the scene. Initial reports from area hospitals treating the workers indicate that injuries seem to consist of a myriad of different types of broken bones. None of the workers appear to be in serious…

The roof of an under-construction hotel in Houston, Texas collapsed in the morning hours of Monday, July 29, 2019. Multiple workers were present and working at the hotel when the sudden collapse occurred and many workers sustained injuries. The Houston Fire Department was dispatched to the scene of the collapse hotel and rescued at multiple victims from the ruble utilizing the baskets of their fire-engines. At this time, the Houston Fire Department has reported that none of the injured workers…

Construction Accident Near Downtown Houston Sends Nine to Local Hospitals According to the Houston (TX) Fire Department and local news media sources, an accident at a downtown Houston construction site has sent at least 9 workers to local hospitals and caused minor injuries to an unknown number of others present at the site. Early reports state the accident occurred a few blocks north of Downtown Houston at the site of a hotel under construction on the 3400 block of North…