CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, Biden says Trump shouldn't get intelligence briefings, PHOTO: Subscribe Today Newsletters Mobile Apps Facebook Twitter E … Hours after explosions rocked a Texas chemical plant outside Houston early Wednesday, officials said there is no way to know how long a fire at the site will burn. About sharing. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network. The company has not released details about the injured people, including whether or how they were connected to the operations there. #TPC pic.twitter.com/WMAC3TALrN. “Preliminary information indicates that a 1,200-gallon metal dryer became over pressurized during a chemical product drying operation,” it said. “It took place within the fence,” he said. Four people have died in an explosion at a wastewater plant in the south-west England city of Bristol. On Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, AstraZeneca Inc. announced that the Food and Drug Administration is letting it resume testing of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the U.S. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Pool via AP), CNN reporter breaks down racial disparities in Covid-19 vaccinations. Spanish chemical plant explosion kills man 3km away. Published 15 January 2020. Please click the button below to agree to our Terms and Conditions and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. Storage tank explosion at Texas petroleum facility injures 7. We just felt and heard another explosion from the TPC plant in Port Neches. according to the US National Library of Medicine, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Crystal Holmes told CNN Wednesday afternoon. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/us/west-virginia-explosion.html All together, 13 schools were closed.” About 20,000 people were affected by the shelter-in-place orders and Route 60, an interstate, was closed for several hours, he said. Mr. Carper, the county commission president, said metal debris was blasted with such force that it was flung hundreds of feet across the river, which is wide enough for barges containing chemicals to pass in two-way traffic. Four people have been killed and one person injured after an explosion at a wastewater treatment plant in Bristol that could be heard more than a mile away. BELLE, W.Va. — An explosion that injured four people at a West Virginia chemical plant and shook surrounding homes prompted authorities to impose a shelter-in … Following the severe explosion at the BASF chemical plant in Ludwigshafen on Monday, German authorities continued on Tuesday to investigate the cause … “Please stay off the roads anywhere near the refineries. An explosion at an automotive parts plant in Tianjin, northern China has killed one person and injured at least seven others, according to local authorities. It is made from processing petroleum and is used to make synthetic rubber and plastics. Plumes of smoke are seen after a second explosion at a chemical plant in Port Neches. close. He added that two injured employees and a contractor were treated and released from medical facilities. “There was a lot of great concern,” he said. Share. My current view from Nederland. Authorities have no “ability to check the volume of available chemicals” and “no way to calculate burn rates” going forward, he said. The explosion occurred at about 10 p.m. in a manufacturing area owned by Optima Chemical, which operates in a complex in Belle owned by the Chemours Company, Optima Belle said in its statement. A Warner Media Company. Four people have died and another has been injured in a large explosion at a waste water treatment works. “I assure you our top priority at the county and the cities is the public safety. The explosion and fire happened at the Williams Olefins plant in Geismar, LA at 8:37 a.m. Louisiana State Police said the fire was put out around 2 p.m. Monk said crews are trying to keep surrounding storage tanks cool. The colorless gas is considered a health hazard, according to the US National Library of Medicine. Multiple explosions at a chemical plant rocked a rural Texas county early Wednesday morning, injuring at least three workers, blowing out windows and rattling houses for miles, officials said. To complete your CNN profile and ensure you are able to receive important account information, please verify your email address. Huge explosion rips through a Chinese chemical plant near a kindergarten, leaving at least six dead and 30 seriously injured Massive blast rocked the chemical factory in Yancheng, eastern China, today There were no students at the school at the time but officials were worried other columns from the plant might be heaved into a nearby storage tank facility, causing more explosions, he said. “We’re clearing out.”. At least three tanks were on fire, and emergency response teams were on the plant site working to prevent the blaze from spreading, Troy Monk, director of health safety and security for TPC Group, which operates the Port Neches manufacturing plant about 90 miles east of Houston, told reporters. Personnel were evacuated from the plant, which makes products for chemical and petroleum companies, said TPC Group. Separately, a county official had said that four people had been hospitalized. © 2021 Cable News Network. No injuries reported following large explosion at Hamilton steel plant Oliver Moore Urban Affairs Reporter Published December 25, 2020 Updated December 25, 2020 2 Workers Die From Injuries in Mississippi Plant Explosion More BYRAM, Miss. 4:55 AM EST, Thu November 28, 2019. Port Neches police said that blast caused “extensive damage” throughout the city. At least four people were hospitalized and residents nearby were asked to shelter in place. The fire is burning a chemical called butadiene, police said. Its anticipated explosion could happen tomorrow, or 100,000 years from now. Berka told CNN her co-worker, who lives near the plant, had her front door blown off earlier in the morning before evacuating. Explosion Like a ‘Bomb’ Kills One and Injures Two at West Virginia Chemical Plant. The explosion/fire is taking place TPC plant. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said the butadiene levels at a monitoring station about 4 miles west of the incident, “are well below concentrations of health concern or odorous levels.”. They hit cars, they blew clear across the river, hundreds of feet from the explosion, one city to another.”. Fire illuminates the sky after a blast at a chemical plant in Port Neches, Texas. Officials told residents within a two-mile radius of the blast in the town of Belle, about 15 miles southeast of Charleston, to shelter in place. Latest explosion news alerts, faulty devices, industrial fires, fireworks, gas explosions, video footage and photos Monk said he awoke to his front and back doors being blown into their frames. Trent Lee said the explosion sounded like a nuclear detonation. Classes at more than a dozen schools were canceled on Wednesday as a precaution. Besides Port Neches, mandatory orders include the cities of Groves, Nederland and the northern part of Port Arthur. Supernova explosions have been implicated in triggering mass extinctions on Earth, like the one that occurred 2.6 million years ago or the Permian-Triassic extinction 252 million years ago that was the most devasting to Earth’s biota, killing about 96 percent of all marine species and 70 … Starr: Very disturbing security breach at Joint Base Andrews, Marjorie Taylor Greene has heated exchange with CNN reporter, Japan struggling to cope with virus surge as Olympics loom. One person was hit by flying debris and drove himself to the hospital, Mr. Carper said, and the three other people had injuries caused either by the fire or the explosion. CNN’s Gianluca Mezzofiore, Joe Sutton and Ryan Prior contributed to this report. I first thought people were coming to break in ‘cause of our intense security,” he told CNN. President Donald Trump's lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks to journalists outside the White House West Wing July 01, 2020 in Washington, DC. From an office in Nederland, Kelly Berka saw the plumes of smoke from after the afternoon explosion. Verification email has been resent. We’re clearing out. According to preliminary information, he said, the site of the explosion was on a river bank. A tight-knit community has been shaken, and good, hard-working people have lost their lives. Incredible video shared with us of the Port Neches plant explosion early Nov. 27, 2019. Credit: Eddie Ramirez. A large explosion at a West Virginia chemical plant killed one person and injured at least two others late Tuesday night, throwing debris more than a mile away and forcing a nearby highway and some schools to close, officials said. Also added some pictures taken by the firefighters of some chemical tanks (if somebody knows about this plants, they can tell us more about them in the comments, I'm just a mere translator, not a chemical engineer, sorry!) Success! The explosion at a chemical facility in Belle erupted just after 10 p.m. Tuesday and prompted a warning to shelter-in-place for two miles around it. There were three chemical operators in the building at the time of the explosion, according to Optima Belle, the chemical company that owns the plant. Firefighters worked to stabilize the blast, which settled into a controlled flare through the night, he said. What a damned mess. The explosion took place at the Optima Belle Chemical plant at around 10 p.m. Tuesday, when a 1,200-gallon metal dryer became over-pressurized during a … A series of smaller explosions occurred throughout the day, and a larger one in the afternoon launched a tower into the air with balls of fire, authorities told reporters Wednesday night. Investigation Into Fatal Gas Leak At Georgia Poultry Plant Could Take Years Federal investigators say the leak occurred following work on a recently installed freezing line. “This explosion was so loud that people were describing it — they thought it was an airplane crash or bomb.”. And we’ll do our best … to return you to your homes as quickly as we can in a safe manner,” Branick said. Several companies are involved in the operations and management at the site, he said. Optima Chemical has two manufacturing plants in the United States: the one in Belle, under an agreement with Chemours, and another in Douglas, Ga. All Rights Reserved. Two people died and two others were seriously injured in a blast at a power station, emergency services said today. “Obviously some form of apparatus exploded, and blew metal,” he said. The explosion in Belle sent shrapnel flying across a river, and as a precaution, officials told residents to shelter in place, closed a highway and shut down nearby schools. About 30 people – out of 175 full-time employees and 50 contractors – were on site at the time of the explosion, Monk said. Password reset email has been resent. Tyler Shawn Dunlap was sleeping when the explosion rocked his house. An early morning explosion at the TPC Group plant damaged the small city of Port Neches and injured at least three employees. https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/27/us/port-neches-plant-explosion/index.html Avonmouth explosion: Four killed in blast at water treatment works near Bristol. ... “My thoughts are with all those who tragically lost their lives today in Avonmouth. “The safety of site employees, emergency responders and the community has been our first priority throughout the incident, so we waited until daylight to begin a thorough site damage assessment,” he added. “There exists no danger to the public as a result of the plume thus far,” Branick said. “All Chemours employees were safe and accounted for last night,” he said in an email. The company says it manufactures “high energy and high hazard, sensitive chemistry” on a large scale. Two operators were evaluated at a hospital and released, but the third operator died, the company said in a statement Wednesday. Thom Sueta, a Chemours spokesman, said on Wednesday that emergency responders brought the fire under control by about midnight. Hear Giuliani's response to disclaimer running before his radio show, daily weather forecast arctic air snow cold wind chill chicago minneapolis_00002420.png, Seven states facing dangerous wind chills, Jake Tapper issues warning to GOP about Capitol riot, She built a simpler vaccine site for her state ... while on maternity leave, Yellen: No reason we should suffer through a long, slow recovery, Detained Russian protesters describe abuse at hands of police, PHOTO: There has been a major explosion at a Texas plant this morning, Port Neches police tells CNN. The shrapnel fragments were “very large in some cases. “The material in the dryer was a compound used for sanitization.”, It added, “Optima is cooperating fully with local, state, and federal officials on continuing investigation of this incident.”. A large explosion and ensuing fire was seen across the Hamilton area on Friday morning after an incident involving a steel blast furnace in the city’s waterfront industrial zone. Giuliani did an on-camera interview with One America News Network's Chanel Rion before talking to other journalists about Vice President Joe Biden and the news that Russian intelligence may have paid Taliban operatives to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Concern about the explosion, Mr. Carper said, “shut down the entire education system in that part of the county. An explosion at a plant in western Louisiana killed three people and injured several others Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. He said fire officials smelled chlorine when they arrived at the site, which stretches across more than 700 acres. Monk said TPC has established several air monitoring stations throughout the community. Mr. Sueta said Optima owns the buildings it occupies and the manufacturing equipment in its specific geographic area of the site, and that Chemours has its own manufacturing plant in a different part of the complex. The explosion at the Chemours plant in the Kanawha County community of Belle occurred just after 10 p.m., the county commission stated. “I understand what getting blown out of bed means now,” Port Neches Mayor Glenn Johnson told reporters. Share page. The incident took place around 2.15pm on Monday at a plant inside the Yuekou Industrial Park in the city, west of the provincial capital Wuhan, Hubei’s emergency management department said. Success! Some Port Neches residents said their windows were blown out by the blast. I want to thank the first responders who worked tirelessly through the night to contain the situation and treat the wounded. A large explosion at a West Virginia chemical plant flung debris more than a mile away late on Tuesday. In this aerial photo, law enforcement and rescue personnel search the damage to an apartment complex from the explosion of the West Fertilizer plant on … Added the news about the body found in the plant. Branick, the judge, said officials became concerned after the explosion launched the tower into the air “like a missile” in the direction of Port Neches-Groves High School. Vehicle traffic goes in and out of the U.S. Air Force Joint Base Andrews in Prince Georges County December 17, 2014 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic), 115 inmates set fire, take over section of St. Louis jail, Fox Business abruptly cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight', PHOTO: One person was reported missing. also my doorbell can pic.twitter.com/3HDBZXhtO2, “I heard and felt my house shake. Firefighters were called to Wessex Water's premises in Avonmouth, Bristol, at about 11:20 GMT. Today our prayers go out to the people of West, Texas in the aftermath of last night's deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant. A mandatory evacuation was issued for areas within a 4-mile radius of plant because of the potential for more explosions. “There was a fire at one of the tenant companies at our site in Belle, West Virginia. Added a video the morning after that shows the results of the explosion. The authorities were investigating the cause of the explosion, which apparently involved dry chlorine and methanol, Kent Carper, the Kanawha County Commission president, said early on Wednesday. “I went to dad’s room, and he thought our generator blew up so we checked that, then I noticed an orange glow from the clouds.”. Explosion and fire rocks Texas chemical plant, Former QAnon follower: I really believe it's a cult, FILE - In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020 file photo, a volunteer receives an injection at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg, as part of Africa's first participation in a COVID-19 vaccine trial developed at the University of Oxford in Britain in conjunction with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. Updated Copy link. Five people were killed and one injured at an explosion in Tianmen City in the Chinese province of Hubei on Monday, after an equipment test went wrong at a local chemical plant. The explosion at the plant has flown under the radar of local authorities. The blast was captured on Mia Hubert’s doorbell camera, and left the area covered in a fiery hue. Port CEO Sean Strawbridge said the port was not affected by Saturday's explosion and, because plant … It shook everything in Port Neches. If an account exists, we've sent an email with a link to reset your password. Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick, who issued the mandatory evacuation, said the initial explosion knocked out power to the plant. “What a damned mess,” Berka wrote on Twitter. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images North America/Getty Images for AT&T, Oscar winner Christopher Plummer's most memorable roles. Obey all the barricades that are in place,” police said in a statement. The blast struck shortly after midday local time at the workshop of Tianjin Jc Auto Parts Corp, near the city’s airport. Two Dead in Explosion at Houston Plant A blast woke Houston residents from sleep in the early hours of Friday morning, shattering windows and scattering debris. “Right now, it’s contained and not going anywhere but it’s not under control,” Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Capt. (AP) — Two workers severely injured in an explosion at a Mississippi processing plant have died, authorities confirmed. 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