This month, a number of residents in Glynn and Camden County area were asked to evacuate due to multiple explosions at a local chemical plant. The Glenn County Sheriff’s office spokesperson confirmed that a large fire occurred at the Symrise Chemical Plant. According to its website, Symrise is reported to produce over 34,000 products in…
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In December 2022, a community protest formed in the Southwest Houston neighborhood of Southwest Crossing; in response to Centerpoint Energy’s new propane facility that was recently constructed on the neighborhood’s fringe. Centerpoint, the Houston-based energy giant, reportedly began building propane-air peak-shaving facilities throughout Houston since 2019. Centerpoint is a beneficiary of an approximately $16 billion…
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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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People are injured every day. People are injured in car accidents, trucking accidents, construction accidents, work accidents, fires, explosions, pools, and elevators. Many people are even killed in these accidents. For people who are injured or killed, and for their loved ones, it is of the utmost importance that they receive whatever compensation they are…
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The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a deadly explosion that occurred on railroad tracks located near the 26500 block of East Hardy Road in Harris County, Texas. On November 5, 2022, at approximately 8:00 a.m., a Union Pacific employee working on a railroad line was killed in a gas explosion, according to officials…
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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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Multiple crews responded to an explosion at a commercial facility located in the 5400 block of Wilbarger Street in Fort Worth, Texas. Officials stated that the explosion occurred on August 30, 2022, at about noon. According to the Fort Worth Fire Department (“FWFD”), the incident resulted from an industrial accident with a fire. The FWFD…
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In Texas, there are generally few circumstances in which an aggrieved homeowner may sue their natural gas provider for ordinary negligence for a home explosion or fire caused by a natural gas leak. For each natural gas provider in the State, the circumstances are limited and specifically identified in each provider’s tariff, a document the…
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