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After two days of uncertainty over the number of people killed and injured at the Gainesville explosion accident at the Prime Pak Foods poultry plant in Georgia, officials have announced the names of six individuals who lost their lives: Jose DeJesus Elias-Cabrera, 45, of Gainesville Corey Alan Murphy, 35, of Clermont Nelly Perez-Rafael, 28, of Gainesville Saulo Suarez-Bernal, 41, of Dawsonville Victor Vellez, 38, of Gainesville Edgar Vera-Garcia, 28, of Gainesville The investigation into the cause of the Gainesville explosion…

Panic, confusion, and death were the order of a dreadful day in the aftermath of the Gainesville poultry plant industrial accident. After a catastrophic Prime Pak Foods liquid nitrogen rupture, that went off with all the apparent power of an explosion, at least five people were dead inside the Gainesville poultry plant and one other employee of the company died a short time later in the emergency room. In addition to the deceased worker, yet to be tallied fully number…

What initially was reported as a tragic explosion is now more specifically described as a catastrophic Prime Pak Foods industrial accident. Multiple people are reported dead, many others have been injured – some seriously so. A number of state and federal investigatory and regulatory agencies have been called to the scene of the Prime Pak Foods industrial accident in Gainesville, Georgia as of Thursday evening. These include the Georgia Fire Marshal and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The…

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 fire has broken out at the Odfjell Terminal Houston at La Porte, Texas, which resulted in a nearly immediate shelter-in-place order issued for all residents of La Porte. When the Odfjell Terminal Houston fire broke out early Friday evening, La Porte Emergency Management alerted everyone in the community to take immediate shelter in the nearest available structure. La Porte residents were advised to close all doors and windows and turn off air conditioning units that might be in operation….