At approximately 1:00 AM on the night of Nov. 27, 2019, a massive explosion was heard at the TPC plant in Port Neches, Texas. According to reports, the blast was felt up to 30 miles away. The cause of the explosion was finally determined by the United States Chemical Safety Board, an independent federal agency…
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Recently, Mockingbird recalled about 149,000 of its popular Single-To-Double Strollers due to over 138 customers reporting cracked or broken frames. Eight children have been reported injured according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission or CPSC. Currently, the recall affects lot numbers 20091 to 22602. According to Mockingbird, customers should stop using these lot-numbered strollers immediately…
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TPC Group, LLC has been found in violation of the Clean Air Act at its facility in Houston, Texas. These violations are similar to those which caused a catastrophic explosion in Port Neches on November 27, 2019. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigators reported visibly corroded equipment and dead legs at the Houston facility—complications that previously…
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Three crew members working on an oil rig in Mountrail County North Dakota were injured on Friday, September 3, 2022. Late on Friday evening, a highland oil drilling rig experienced a large and catastrophic explosion. Reports state that residents of the nearby town of Ross, North Dakota witnessed the explosion from miles away. Three workers…
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While the average American faces struggle when filling up at the pump, industry leaders such as Exxon Mobil and Chevron are reporting record profits. According to Bloomberg, in the three months through June, the American crude oil benchmark averaged about $109 a barrel, or 64% more than in the same period last year. This is…
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Recently, a Texas jury ordered Charter Communications, to pay seven billion dollars in punitive damages to the family of a murdered cable customer. Betty Jo McClain Thomas was 83 and living in Irvine, Texas when an off-the-clock cable repair man showed up at her house in his company truck in 2019 and took her life….
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Issues with transmission components have caused Ford to issue a recall alert for more than 2.9 million vehicles. The company indicated the recall was due to issues with the bushing that connects the shift cable to the transmission. This complication causes vehicles not to go into the intended gear and gives no warning message or…
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Commercial truck accidents can be potentially devastating for every party involved. Due to their size and weight, an accident involving a commercial truck can be very gruesome. While an average standard car weighs around 1.5 tons, an average loaded tractor-trailer weighs around 40 tons. This means that a driver of an average standard car involved…
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