Social The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season (Harvey/Irma/Maria PBP)

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and the gop plans another BILLION in cuts http://uproxx.com/news/senate-gop-fema-disaster-aid-harvey-trump-wall/
 
More leftist racism.

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Residents told to evacuate on risk of explosion at Texas chemical plant
Published 7:59 PM ET Tue, 29 Aug 2017

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All residents within 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of a chemical plant in southeast Texas were told to evacuate as a "precautionary measure" on Tuesday because of the rising risk of an explosion, the local fire marshal's office said in a Twitter message.

Earlier on Tuesday, the owner of the plant, Arkema SA, said in a statement the situation at its Crosby, Texas, plant "has become serious" and evacuated all of its staff from the facility after Tropical Storm Harvey knocked out power and flooding swamped its backup generators.

The plant has been hit by more than 40 inches (102 cm) of rain and was heavily flooded and has been without electric service since Sunday. Back-up generators have largely been inundated with water, the company added.

The key issue is maintaining refrigeration for chemicals on site, which are stored at low temperatures. The plant lost refrigeration when backup generators were flooded and then workers transferred products from the warehouses into diesel-powered refrigerated containers.

The company said some refrigeration of back-up containers has been compromised because of high-water levels and the company is monitoring temperature levels remotely.

"While we do not believe there is any imminent danger, the potential for a chemical reaction leading to a fire and/or explosion within the site confines is real," the company said.

Arkema is working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the state of Texas to set up a command post near the site.

U.S. Representative Ted Poe, a Texas Republican, wrote on Twitter that the Crosby plant "is in danger of fire/explosion. The local area is being evacuated. Stay out of area."

Harvey, which came ashore in Texas last week as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, has caused catastrophic flooding.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency referred questions to Texas authorities, which did not immediately respond.

The Arkema plant in Crosby that produces organic peroxides has been closed since Friday but has had a skeleton staff of about a dozen in place.

Other chemical plants have also shuttered production in Texas because of the hurricane.

Anglo-Swiss chemicals firm Ineos Group Holdings said it has been forced to shut down facilities in Texas — Chocolate Bayou Works and Battleground Manufacturing Complex, and INEOS Nitriles' Green Lake facility are following hurricane procedures and are temporarily shut down, spokesman Charles Saunders said.

Huntsman said it has closed six chemical plants in Texas, along with its global headquarters and advanced technology center in Texas.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/29/res...isk-of-explosion-at-texas-chemical-plant.html
 
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As a fellow Texan this saddens me much and my company Red Ball Oxygen has a store in Houston and also owns ISGAS which is out of power from the flooding. I'm glad they are raising a shit load of money and people are coming from all over to help. #TexasStrong
 
Multiple Explosions Occur at Texas Chemical Plant Flooded by Harvey
Published: weather.com | Aug 31 2017
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Multiple explosions occurred at the flooded Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, early Thursday morning just a day after the company's CEO warned of an unpreventable, imminent explosion.

The blast hosptialized sheriff's deputies suffering from irritated eyes after the blasts, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez told the Associated Press, but all have been released.

Gonzalez said no toxins were released and that there's no danger to the community.

But at a news conference in Washington, D.C. Thursday, FEMA administrator Brock Long said he considers plumes from the explosion "incredibly dangerous."

KHOU reported that two explosions happened at about 2 a.m. local time. Officials say eight more tanks could explode. Assistant Harris County Fire Chief Bob Royall told a news conference Thursday that the explosions emitted 30- to 40-foot (9- to 12-meter) flames and black smoke.

Because of the volatile chemicals – organic peroxidescommonly used by the plastics and rubber industries – stored at the plant, the company and local authorities agreed that "the best course of action is to let the fire burn itself out," the Houston Chronicle reported.

All residents within 1.5 miles of the chemical plant in Crosby were already told to evacuate Tuesday because of the rising risk of an explosion. All workers at the plant were evacuated Tuesday over the threat.

On Wednesday, the owner of a chemical plant in southeast Texas warned that there was no way to prevent an explosion or fire from happening at the facilty.

Arkema's North America CEO Richard Rowe told reporters that the company expected chemicals at the building to catch fire or explode within the next six days, Reuters reports.

"The fire will happen," company spokeswoman Janet Hill told the Associated Press. "It will resemble a gasoline fire. It will be explosive and intense in nature."

The plant has been heavily flooded by more than 40 inches of rain, causing its refrigeration system and backup power generators to fail, raising the possibility that the volatile chemicals on the site could explode.

“The situation at the Crosby site has become serious,” the company said. “At this time, while we do not believe there is any imminent danger, the potential for a chemical reaction leading to a fire and/or explosion within the site confines is real.”

The company notes that the primary challenge has been maintaining refrigeration for products that need to be stored at low temperature. It initially tried to transfer products from warehouses into diesel-powered refrigerated containers but decided Tuesday the danger was great enough to evacuate workers.

"Arkema is limited in what it can do to address the site conditions until the storm abates," the company said. "We are monitoring the temperature of each refrigeration container remotely. At this time, while we do not believe there is any imminent danger, the potential for a chemical reaction leading to a fire and/or explosion within the site confines is real. "

https://weather.com/amp/storms/hurricane/news/harvey-texas-chemical-plant-explosions-crosby.html
 
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