Explosion Articles

On Friday, January 24, 2020 at 4:24am, an explosion occurred in Northwest Houston at the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing Plant. Residents in the area experienced a rude awakening that left many homes damaged, people injured, and two employees dead. Estimates thus far have declared over 450 homes damaged, ranging from categories described as “minor” to…

In April 2013, an explosion at an ammonium nitrate storage facility rocked the small town of West, Texas, and killed over a dozen people, including first responders. In January 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a new regulation that sought to prevent tragedies like the one in West, Texas. The new rule required companies…

At approximately 1:00 AM this morning, November 27, 2019 an explosion rocked the TPC Group chemical plant in Port Neches, Texas. Port Neches is approximately 90 miles east of Houston and south of Beaumont, Texas in Jefferson County. The explosion was heard for miles according to reports. Local residents report being woken to a thunderous…

Austin resident, David Passman, is suing propane provider, Texas Gas, following a residential gas explosion that occurred on October 27, 2018. The explosion completely destroyed Passman’s home and took the life of his longtime girlfriend, Nicole Burton. Just prior to the explosion, Burton turned on the home’s oven to make a pizza, which caused a…

On October 27, 2018, a gas explosion occurred in David Passman’s home in Austin, Texas. His longtime girlfriend, Nicole Burton, died. Mr. Passman has spent the last year in and out of the hospital; he’s had nine surgeries to date and faces many more. Mr. Passman and the estate of Ms. Burton have filed suit…

On the early morning of June 21st, 2019, an explosion occurred at Philadelphia Energy Solutions, an oil refining complex in the southwest part of the city. A large fireball filled the night sky. The fire continued to burn until daybreak. A deputy fire commissioner with the Philadelphia Fire Department discovered a fire stemming from a…

Late Wednesday morning, multiple explosions at Exxon Mobil’s Olefins Plant in Baytown, Texas caused parts of the facility to erupt into flames. This is the second incident at the plant in the last six months. In March 2019, Harris County and the State of Texas sued Exxon because of a fire that occurred at the…

In July of 2018, an explosion occurred during construction at a hospital in Gatesville, Texas. The explosion killed three construction workers and left 12 with blast or burn injuries. Investigators concluded that the explosion was caused when natural gas flowed from disconnected lines into a boiler room. One of the injured workers is now suing…