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In the mid-afternoon of April 19, 2018, an explosion and fire at the Valero Refinery in Texas City shook buildings at up to a mile away and sent a plume of black smoke into the sky. Observers in the area reported that the smoke was visible for several miles in all directions. According to Texas City Emergency Management and management at the Valero refinery, there was no shelter in place order issued for areas outside the refinery although refinery workers…

Reports say a gas main that exploded in a residential neighborhood in Philadelphia killied a gas company employee and injured six people. The explosion occurred in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia earlier this month after residents complained about a strong smell of gas, reports say. The result was a three-alarm fire that spread to three houses and four cars and took about three hours to put out, reports say. As Philadelphia Gas Works employees tried to shut off gas to…