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A voracious Illinois chemical plant explosion fire continues to rage Thursday morning in LaSalle, a town located about 100 miles southwest of Chicago. Residents of LaSalle have been ordered to take shelter as thick, black smoke billows from the explosion site. As of mid-morning on Thursday, January 12, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had yet to make a determination as to whether individuals exposed to the smoke from the chemical plant explosion were presented with a health risk. No…

The idea of an armored car filled with cash making a run to or from a bank becoming involved in an accident is something of a running gag in movies and on television. The intended joke is always about the same. The armored car runs into something and cash ends up spewing into the air and all about. The grim reality is that armored car accidents are anything but humorous. Every year, an armored car is the underlying cause of…

The remains of all for people onboard a Gulf oil rig helicopter have been recovered after a search and rescue operation was suspended by the United States Coast Guard. The occupants of the helicopter that crashed into the Gulf after taking off from an oil rig platform included three workers and the pilot. A joint announcement about the recovery was made by the three primary companies involved in this particular exploration and production operation: Walter Oil & Gas Corporation, the…

Barely into the new year, on January 2, 2023, tragedy struck Charlotte, North Carolina as a scaffolding collapse at a local construction site resulted in three fatalities and multiple injuries. The scaffolding collapsed just after 9:00 a.m. while crew members were on the scaffolding preparing for the day’s activities. Witnesses reported hearing loud bangs just before the structure came down, indicating that something had gone wrong with the scaffold. Emergency services quickly arrived on the scene and administered aid to…

Three Walter Oil & Gas Corporation oil rig crew members and a pilot appear to have lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash during the last week of 2022. The helicopter was transporting the crew members to Louisiana from the Gulf of Mexico oil rig, the accident occurring about 10 miles offshore. The cause of the accident is not yet known. Weather has been ruled out as a cause, however. It is beginning to look like some type of…