Posted on 12/09/2009 6:50:19 AM PST by jpsb
Port Arthur is far from Baytown.
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Oh wow, that’s a dramatic photo.
Sure hope the photographer stays inside.
If nobody at at the plant is making 911 calls, this is bad.
Prayers.
Appears to be at the Bayport Terminal, part of Port of Houston, located there is IBC terminal and Odjfell terminals.
It is a ship and barge loading terminal and tank farm. Every kind of chemical cargo is loaded there.
Told not to leave the bldg at JSC due to a nearby explosion in Seabrook. Can see smoke out the window and felt it as ...
Be careful!
Fox26 live report:
Too late for any type of evacuation. Shelter in place. Close any outside air accesses.
146 & Fairmont Pkwy.
146 & Red Bluff area.
Area being closed down to assess the situation.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7161089
SEABROOK, TX (KTRK) — There is an explosion being reported in the Seabrook area near Highway 146.
Smoke could be seen from our Transtar Jam Cam. It happened at some type of chemical plant near Port Road. Details are very sketchy at this point. But authorities did confirm that Seabrook Intermediate school is on lockdown due to the nearby blast.
Residents called police reporting they felt their homes shake following the blast.
There are no reports of any injuries at this time.
(snip)
Just guessing - Acrylics
American Acryalte plant
From Twitter
Reports are that some Seabrook schools and residents are in shelter in place mode.
Is that the fairly new little plant that sits next to Ineos-Nova?
LIVE FEED
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/livenow?id=7161105
Explosion in Bayport near Highway 146 | WATCH LIVE
Jerrold Nadler farted??
When will they rush out and say it’s not terror related?
There could easily be 200 employees there.
Lord, please have mercy on them.
whatever was burning stopped, smoke is clearly.
clearing, sorry for the typo
Acrylic Acid producer...
There could be some fairly nasty chemicals in that cloud.
Seabrook just issued an Shelter in Place due to the explosion at American Acryl.
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