Month: September 2016

Abraham Watkins

Man Suffers Burns at Plant in Channelview

A man was hospitalized after being burned at the Lyondell Basell’s facility in Channelview this morning. Life Flight responded to a report of a burn at the Energy Investment Fund-owned plant on Sheldon Road around 5:41 a.m. Energy Investments Fund is a cogeneration facility or power plant located next door to Lyondell Basell’s petrochemical plant…

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Abraham Watkins

Truck Carrying Ammonium-Nitrate-Fueled Takata Airbag Inflators Explodes, Killing One

On Tuesday, August 23, a truck crashed, caught fire, and exploded in the small town of Quemado near Eagle Pass, Texas. The explosion leveled the nearby home of Lucila Robles, killing her, and left debris more than two miles away. On Monday, August 29, Takata Corp., the troubled airbag manufacturer, confirmed that the truck was…

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