Get a daily email of our original, groundbreaking stories written by our national network of award-winning reporters. Most surrounding homes also sustained damage. Inside a tank, asphalt is often heated to about 300F, meaning that technically, it should be well below the point at which it could light on fire. Chantal Da Silva is a breaking news editor for NBC News Digital based in London. ", Tim Fitzsimons is a reporter for NBC News. MOSCOW (AP) An explosion during repairs on a section of a Europe-bound natural gas pipeline in western Russia killed three people on Tuesday but didnt affect export supplies, officials said. this year: 5.4 in Mentone , Texas PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) Would-be thieves tried to blow up an ATM in Southern California, but didn't get away with any cash, authorities said. MEXICO CITY (AP) A fireworks explosion at a Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico injured 17 people, authorities said Sunday. All employees at the facility were accounted for, Houston-based Freeport LNG said in a statement. The explosion happened just before 8 p.m. when workers for the utility company CenterPoint Energy were trying to shut down a gas line outside a home in the town of Spring, KXAN reported, citing the Harris County Fire Marshals Office. Jefferson County Emergency Management coordinator Mike White told the Beaumont Enterprise that five residents were being treated for minor injuries, mostly related to shattered glass. When vapors above a certain concentration come into contact with an ignition source, Rosselot said, thats when explosions can happen. Though each accident had different particulars, all resulted from a flammable vapor coming in contact with an ignition source created by welding or cutting that was performed in, on, or near tanks that contained flammables.. The explosion happened in Wallis, Texas, about 50 miles west of Houston. Chambers and his team went over the plan and reviewed the permits, including one that cleared the crew to use a cutting torch to detach a catwalk that connected Tank #18, the damaged tank, to Tank #17, an asphalt tank six feet away, according to court documents. USA TODAY 0:00 1:13 Six people were hospitalized after a home in a Dallas suburb was leveled by an explosion Monday afternoon, fire rescue officials said. Harley, a 22-year-old living with her boyfriend about two miles from the ExxonMobil facility, said she thought the blast was "a bomb or an earthquake.". Plano Fire BEIRUT (AP) Two soldiers were killed and three were injured in an explosion in northern Iraq, Iraqi state news said Thursday. The noise caused a flurry of reaction on social media,with one person questioningif it was a sonic boom from military aircraft. However, the institutes publication acknowledges that the additives can include lighter hydrocarbons. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said deputies were responding to the incident and that "some injuries" had been reported. Do not 'push a slower friend down' if you encounter bear: Park Service, Robbery, shooting occur at same time inside Galleria parking lot: HPD, Family holds vigil for 16-year-old killed while riding his dirt bike. Blast from rail cars carrying gasoline, coal and petroleum product ignited a fire that could take days to put out. A large explosion was reported early Thursday at an Exxon/Mobile refinery in Baytown, Texas, after what local sheriffs deputies called a major industrial accident. At least four people were injured, according to the Harris County Sheriffs Office. Shutterstock As least 10 people were injured in a fire caused by a natural gas explosion in Texas Friday night, officials said. ", I was just laying in bed and then all of a sudden I felt. Inside Climate News made repeated attempts to speak with Chambers, but messages left on his phone and email and with his family and his attorney were not returned. a 2018 explosion at an oil refinery in Superior. The incident investigation will continue," said the company, one of the largest U.S. exporters of liquefied natural gas, or LNG. Most of the explosions of heated storage tanks have taken place at asphalt plants, but in cities and towns across the country the tanks are often knit into neighborhoods, near schools, daycares and retirement homes. She worked as a co-producer, field producer or associate producer on the Frontline films League of Denial (2013); Money, Power and Wall Street (2012); A Perfect Terrorist (2011); Dr. Hotspots (2011) and Law and Disorder (2010). The windows on both sides of the building shook, and Patel, the general manager of the motel, said he could feel the blast inside his body. A recent publication by the Asphalt Institute, the main trade group for the industry, warned tank owners and operators about the dangers of pyrophoric material formation in asphalt tanks and advised them to evaluate whether their tanks could be affected. On Wednesday afternoon, there was a second massive explosion, forcing officials to issue a mandatory evacuation for the four-mile radius surrounding the plant. However, right now it is unclear if an explosion took place. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. According to the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management, the incident happened in an isolated area in a field. / CBS/AP. 6 fuel oil. One of the asphalt tanks at the plant had been damaged and needed to be demolished, and the 32-year-old foreman was part of a five-man crew of contractors charged with getting it done. Two foreign residents were injured when they jumped out of windows to escape, said Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government's spokesman. She graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy with a bachelors of science in electrical engineering. A helicopter ambulance was waiting to take him to a hospital in Dallas, but with his clothes covered in asphalt, they decided against it out of fear that the fumes from Chambers clothes and body would overtake the pilot, Slovak said. 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Fire officials said they were joined at the scene by members of the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in addition to Plano police. In the March fire, prosecutors filed five water pollution charges against the company that owns the petrochemical storage facility after chemicals flowed into a nearby waterway. The Surfside Beach Police Department said the facility had experienced "some sort of explosion," but no evacuation orders had been issued. By Jason Murdock On 1/24/20 at 7:14 AM EST. An internal, floating roof is used to keep oxygen out and vapors in. The first blast, which blew out the windows and doors of nearby homes, injured three workers. KHOU reports that Mike White, the Jefferson County Emergency Management coordinator, said there are a few chemicals housed at the facility, including Butadiene. "We are keeping them and their families close to our hearts and hoping for a swift and full recovery. Paul Bommer, a petroleum engineer and senior lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin, said he once was called as an expert witness in a case in which a tank containing carbon blacka substance similar to asphalt and No. 'Explosion' at Baytown, Texas ExxonMobil oil refinery leaves several injured U.S. news Several people injured after fire at ExxonMobil oil refinery in Texas At least three Thus, the potential of asphalt additives to influence the formation of pyrophoric materials in an asphalt storage tank cannot be ruled out.. But over the last 30 years, companies have increasingly used additives to enhance the products, changing their makeup. Thats where additives come in. Were asking all of you to keep the victims in your prayers.. U.S. Polyco later determined it to be operator error, according to court documents, but did not give any details about the incident. Authorities work on the scene of an explosion in Austin, Texas, March 12, 2018. The bulletin included several key lessons from those accidents, including avoiding the work if possible, monitoring the atmosphere for gas and identifying any potential hazards prior to starting work. We are saddened by todays tragedy of a house explosion in our City. TPC officials know that at least three tanks have been damaged, but firefighters have not been able to fully assess the harm, Monk said. They cut a hole through the tank wall to extract him. Shrapnel from the tanker tore into residential buildings and into the soccer pitch. Colombia plans to send 70 'cocaine hippos' to India and Mexico, How Paul Murdaugh helped solve his own murder, At least 13 people are dead as severe storms sweep across US. When fugitive vapors are ignited the flame will follow the vapors back to their origination. Environmental and Alaska Native advocates rallied outside the White House ahead of an expected final decision on ConocoPhillips Willow Project. The more asphalt is heated, the more hydrogen sulfide is created, and over time, high concentrations can build up. A car further down the train filled with phosphoric acid solution was unhooked and moved to safety before it could be ignited by the burning fuel cars, and a specialized fire crew sent from BNSF arrived with heavy equipment to extinguish the blaze. DENVER (AP) A man who put three failed explosive devices inside a worship hall of Jehovahs Witnesses in suburban Denver before killing his wife and himself there on Christmas morning is suspected of causing an explosion at a union building, police said Wednesday. The plant in Port Neches in southeast Texas, about 80 miles east of Houston, makes chemical and petroleum-based products. We are still checking.". It is now common for additives to comprise up to 20 percent of stored asphalt or No. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) Two people were killed Monday when a storage tank exploded at a Virginia welding business, a fire official said. Fort Bend County Judge KP George said that residents surrounding the area were evacuated as a precaution. The dramatic scenes of the nighttime fire have reverberated across Iranian social media. ET, Rohan Davis, a refinery manager at the ExxonMobil site, said that all four people in hospital appeared to be in stable condition. Vaggelis Kousioras - stringer, AP. A gas explosion in an apartment building Saturday killed at least nine people, including four children, on the island of Sakhalin in far eastern Russia, according local authorities. Freeport LNG reported that an incident occurred around 11:40 a.m. at its facility in the 1500 block of Lamar Street at the facility on Quintana Island, according to Brazosport CAER. No. "Nobody was injured or killed," White said. A key indicator of how safe a product might be is its flash pointthe temperature at which it becomes flammable. Deep inside the asphalt tank, Chambers lay, suffering from third degree burns to his face, back and abdomen and a shattered right leg. Atmos Energy Corporation, one of the largest natural gas distributors in the nation, was helping with the investigation. Though the incident is still under investigation, Melville Fire Chief David Kaplan said they havent ruled out a pyrophoric explosion. Officials say firefighters were called to Trinity Hospital shortly Please enter valid email address to continue. A Texas pipeline explosion sparked a fire that could be seen from 30 miles away. Nederland Volunteer Fire Department - NVFD, Inc. Four people were inside the two-story home when it was heavily damaged by Tuesday's explosion in the city of Princeton, leaving two people hospitalized with burns while a third person complained of back pain, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and State Fire Marshal said. I didnt want there to be an evacuation and I wouldnt know because I was sleeping.. Martinez said she too had concerns about the air quality, but said she was not worried about continuing to live near the plant following the incident. he/him. Norfolk Southern train derails in Springfield, Ohio, At least 12 dead after winter storm slams South, Midwest, Trump speaks at CPAC after winning straw poll, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant to "take some time away" from the team after allegedly brandishing a gun in a club, Man charged for alleged involvement in 2 transformer explosions, Promising drug could provide alternative to statins, new study finds, 3 children killed, 2 others wounded at Texas home, Iran to allow more inspections at nuclear sites, U.N. says, NTSB to investigate in-flight turbulence that left 1 passenger dead, Texas chemical plant explosions force evacuations, Nikki Haley slams potential GOP contenders, and Trump and George W. Bush, Watch: Another major explosion just rocked the TPC plant in Port Neches. She joined InsideClimate in the fall of 2013, after helping produce documentaries and interactives for the PBS show Frontline since 2010 with 2over10 Media. Five days after a home exploded in Westworth Village, Atmos Energy said there was "no evidence" to suggest its system was involved. Davis said he could not confirm whether an explosion had taken place at the facility. Over the last decade, at least 17 heated storage tanks containing asphalt or No. Volkswagen is recalling nearly 42,000 Beetles in the U.S. and Canada because they have potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. All of the sudden I heard what I thought was my sliding glass door breaking, one neighbor told KTVT. Though that is closer to the flash point, it still allows for a buffer. The US Geological Survey also told ABC-7 that there was no earthquake in the area. WebThe map below, compiled from data provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is the most accurate nuclear attack map and fallout demonstration available for 2023: (Image courtesy of FEMA and Halcyon Maps) The fallout would rapidly spread, turning targeted cities into whole affected regions. The noise was also heard and felt in the nearby City of Socorro, according to acity representative. An 18-wheel truck hit a train carrying chemicals and fuels in Cameron, Texas, early Tuesday, causing a huge explosion and starting a fire that is expected to burn for several days. One witness said he believed the missing man had fallen inside the tank that was to be demolished. "It's like the whole house was shaken," one woman told CBS News. For decades, companies and regulators assumed that emissions from asphalt and No. BAGHDAD (AP) Three members of the Iraqi security forces were killed in an explosion north of Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraq's military said. An investigation is underway at Freeport LNG in Surfside Beach after reports of an incident Wednesday. The asphalt in this case was a combination of asphalt and diesel fuel. ", Download theNBC News appfor breaking news and politics. 6, resulting in changes to the way the products performand what they emit. MAP EMAIL The soldiers were traveling in an army vehicle a day earlier in the Makhmour district when an explosive device detonated, the state Iraqi News Agency reported. "I didnt know what it was. "Air quality tests in the area are ongoing. But a 1997 study found that in several cases, fires and explosions had happened in materials like asphalt and No. While the information contained in these trade publications rarely makes its way to the general public, the threat to homeowners and others in residential neighborhoods is real, given the dispersed location of such tanks throughout the country. First published on November 27, 2019 / 5:31 AM. For more on this story, follow Erica Simon on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Instead, they are mixed with heavy fuels like asphalt or No. In this case it is inside Tank #17, Jones wrote, according to court documents. ". Officials added that it's not yet clear when the evacuation order will be lifted. Asphalt additives affect the rate and type of chemical reactions during asphalt processing and storage, the article said. The tanker had brake failure along a major road in the Ofu council area in Kogi state on Thursday night when it collided with a vehicle obstructing the highway, causing a fireball, a police spokesman told The Associated Press. In some cases workers were injured or killed, and some explosions ignited fires in other, nearby tanks, causing whole neighborhoods to be evacuated. The first 11 cars of the train were filled with gasoline, coal and petroleum products, causing the initial explosion and fueling a fire that was still burning Tuesday evening, White said. You have no clue whats being distributed and being released in the air that could possibly be extremely harmful and toxic.. LONDON (AP) The death toll in an explosion and fire at an apartment building on the English Channel Island of Jersey has risen from five to seven, police said Tuesday. I could see the flames from the backyard," Branick said. As refineries have gotten more efficient at squeezing every valuable drop of more profitable petroleum products, like gasoline or jet fuel, from crude oil, the products at the bottom of the vacuum stack, like asphalt or No. Numerous residents of the area reported that it "sounded like an earthquake.". Flames were seen at the Baytown, Texas refinery after a possible explosion. A construction crew was working with explosives to extract material when the explosion occurred. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) An explosion and fire near an illegal oil refinery site in Nigerias Niger Delta region killed at least 12 people Friday, police said, although local residents reported a much higher death toll. An asphalt tank at a plant owned by Rason Asphalt exploded in the early afternoon, causing a loud blast that rattled nearby homes. The county has previously sued ExxonMobil, accusing the company of violating the federal Clean Air Act. WebMost of the booms that people hear or experience are the result of human activity, such as an explosion, a large vehicle going by, nearby construction, or sometimes a sonic boom, but there have been many reports of booms that cannot be explained by man-made sources. Martinez said she stayed up for hours, watching the scene unfold. The Juarez news outletEl Diarioreported the blast took place on a hill along Camino Real. Even in amounts far less than companies routinely use, the additives can have a dramatic effect on how explosive a product is, research shows. Witnesses in the area described hearing a noise that sounded like a thunderstorm and say they saw a big fireball in the area of the plant. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas An explosion at an ExxonMobil plant in Texas injured four people early Thursday, according to the Harris County Sheriffs Office. She spent four years at sea, serving aboard ships based in Honolulu, Hawaii and Key West, Florida, and two years as the military aide to a flag officer in Alameda, California. Harley said the experience was reminiscent of a similar incident in July 2019, when an explosion and fire broke out at the same facility. The explosion happened just before 8 p.m. when workers Overturned gas tanker explodes, killing 1 person. The tripwire set off the explosive device that was placed near a fence at 8:32 p.m. Sunday, police said. More:Texas SWAT commander killed, 4 officers injured in standoff with gunman; suspect captured. As least 10 people were injured in a fire caused by a natural gas explosion in Texas Friday night, officials said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. By continuing to use this site, you accept this policy. BEIRUT (AP) Scores of protesters Thursday scuffled with riot police in Beirut as they tried to break into the offices of Lebanons judiciary, after the countrys chief prosecutor filed charges against the judge investigating the massive 2020 port explosion and ordered the release of all suspects in the case. The personnel were killed when an explosive device detonated during a security operation in the Khan area of the Tarmiyah district. One man who lived near the terminal told a local news crew that he heard a loud boom at about 12:49 a.m. and saw that the top of the tank was engulfed by flames. This is the second in a series of articles. At least three people were transported to hospital by air ambulance as authorities responded to the major industrial accident in Baytown, just over 25 miles east of Houston, officials said. Those additives have increased the vapor pressure inside the tanks making them more vulnerable to explosion, Rosselot and others said. Download the NBC News app for breaking news, "They have got a lot of people working on it," White said Tuesday evening. Another personposted, "Anyone else felt a big boom or house shaking just now? On June 30, 2020, a tank holding asphalt mix at the Blueknight Energy Partners terminal in Gloucester City, New Jersey exploded. (AP) A body was found in a Maryland garden-style apartment building a day after an explosion and fire there and investigators are looking into the possibility of a criminal, intentional act, officials announced late Thursday. Our first priority is people in the community and in our facilities, the company said. On the way to the scene, ABC Houston affiliate KTRK's helicopter noticed the flames could be seen from 30 miles away. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said there are 33 sites in Texas today, but denied TPRs records request for more information on where they are and who operates them. Prior to attending Berkeley, Julia served as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. Thanks for contacting us. Seven or eight homes in the "very rural area" are affected, and those residents could be displaced for several days, White said. Shankman has a Masters in Journalism from UC Berkeleys Graduate School of Journalism. Six people were sent to the hospital and four are missing after a Texas pipeline exploded Friday. Updated on: November 27, 2019 / 9:34 PM As someone who lives close to the refinery, she said, its very concerning. TOWN OF MAPLE GROVE, Wis. (AP) Sheriff's investigators in Wisconsin are willing to forgo any possible underage drinking violations in order to get more information about a bonfire explosion that injured more than a dozen people, including some critically, officials said Tuesday. "Kind of like a little mini earthquake.". An Explosion in Texas Shows the Hidden Dangers of Tanks Holding Heavy Fuels - Inside Climate News A tank used to emulsify asphalt caught fire and exploded early The Associated Press contributed to this report. Whereas some highly volatile materials can have low flashpoints, like gasoline at -40F or ethyl alcohol at 55F, asphalts can be listed as high as 450 or 500F. These kinds of explosions in asphalt tanks have been documented at least since the 1980s. Chambers was thrown across the catwalk and about 30 feet down into Tank #18, which held a few feet of cold, hardened asphalt, topped by about eight inches of stagnant water. CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) Authorities in Moldova said Sunday that specialist teams have carried out controlled detonations of explosives that were discovered in parts of rocket debris that border officials found in a northern village near the countrys border with Ukraine. "We're extremely grateful that nobody was killed," he said. I was nervous to go to sleep," she said. Every day or once a week, our original stories and digest of the web's top headlines deliver the full story, for free. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news, By SEUNG MIN KIM, ZEKE MILLER and MICHAEL BALSAMO. The Asphalt Institute did not respond to questions submitted to them by Inside Climate News. Whats more, even a small amount of a lower flash point additive could affect the point of ignition of the substance its added to. ICN provides award-winning climate coverage free of charge and advertising. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) A Swedish prosecutor wants a supplementary crime scene investigation" at the site of explosions that damaged two natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea and said Friday that a preliminary probe concluded the cause was suspected gross sabotage.". Harvey Patel was eating lunch inside the Budget Inn Ennis on April 23, 2018 when he felt a shockwave rattle the building. The cause of the fire was found to be a leaking natural gas line. The explosion, which was captured on video, launched wooden boards, window glass, insulation and other debris at least 100 feet into the air in Evansville, the Evansville Courier & Press reported. MADISON, Wis. (AP) Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit Monday against a milling company for multiple violations at a plant that was the scene of a fatal explosion five years ago. Police and fire dispatchers said all local utility companies had been contacted, but none had reported any issues. 6 fuel oil has a lower flash pointcompanies list it between 140F and 200Fand is stored around 130F. FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas -- Emergency crews brought the flames from a pipeline explosion in Texas under control about an hour after the blaze occurred. BERLIN (AP) A ship chartered by the operator of the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline has arrived at the site of last month's explosions under the Baltic Sea to survey the damage, the company said Thursday. this week: 4.1 in Mentone , Texas , United States. Sabrina Shankman is a reporter for InsideClimate News focusing on the Arctic. Gasoline is well known to be a volatile liquid and consequently, gasoline vapors are controlled using an internal floating roof to keep oxygen out and the vapors in, averting potential explosions. She is the author of Meltdown: Terror at the Top of the World. U.S. Polyco has countered that R-Tex Services, Chambers employer, was at fault. BEIRUT (AP) A British court has ruled a London-based company that delivered the explosive ammonium nitrate to Beirut's port is liable towards the victims of a devastating blast in 2020, Lebanon's Beirut Bar Association said Thursday. All employees have been accounted for, TPC said, confirming two employees and a contractor were injured. In 2012, she produced the online interactive A Perfect Terrorist: David Coleman Headleys Web of Betrayal, which won an Overseas Press Club of America award. Laboratory tests have shown that addition of only three volume percent of heptane to Number 6 fuel oil, transformer oil, and asphalt, causes flash point reductions of between 60C and 137C, he wrote in the 1997 study. A massive explosion and fire occurred at one of the nations largest ExxonMobil refineries in Baytown, Texas, early Thursday morning, sending several workers to a local hospital. A shelter-in-place order was also issued, affecting around 5,000 people in the area. BAGHDAD (AP) A gas tanker exploded near a soccer field in northeastern Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding 10 others, according to security officials. 6 fuel oil despite temperatures never reaching the flash point. A figure from the Chemical Safety Board report on the West explosion shows an unidentified ammonium nitrate storage facility. The recall covers Beetles from the 2015 and 2016 model years. Judge Branick told Beaumont TV station KBMT the blast awakened him early Wednesday at his home, and that it initially sounded like someone firing a gun into his house. Surfside Beach Police Department's Marine Division assisted Port Freeport police and the U.S. Coast Guard on the waterways.
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