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Today our prayers go out to the people of West, Texas in the aftermath of last night's deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant. A tight-knit community has been shaken, and good, hard-working people have lost their lives. I want to thank the first responders who worked tirelessly through the night to contain the situation and treat the wounded.
Thousands of people living within a mile of a burning fertilizer plant in North Carolina remained under threat for a second straight day, with the potential for chemical explosions still looming.
Displaced. ≈300,000. On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$ 15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless. A cargo of 2,750 tonnes of the substance (equivalent to ...
A structure fire burns at the Weaver Fertilizer Plant on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
PEPCON disaster. / 36.03528°N 115.03472°W / 36.03528; -115.03472. On May 4, 1988, a fire followed by several explosions occurred at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) chemical plant in Henderson, Nevada. The disaster caused two fatalities, 372 injuries, and an estimated $100 million of damage.
A North Carolina fertilizer plant fire forced thousands to evacuate on Monday as the potential for an explosion looms. Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo said in a press conference that a one-mile ...
Texas City disaster. The 1947 Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions. The explosion was triggered by a mid-morning fire ...
The City of Winston-Salem, N.C., is asking people within one mile of a raging blaze at factory to evacuate due to the possibility of a large explosion. Fire at fertilizer plant may cause explosion ...