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Blast at Louisiana petrochemical plant kills 1, injures 77
HOUSTON — At least one person was killed and 77 injured Thursday in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in the Louisiana town of Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as “Cancer Alley.” “This has been a...Tags: Environmental Issues, Manufacturing and Engineering, Water Pollution, Explosions, Environmental Politics
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1 dead in La. plant explosion
GEISMAR, La. - A ground-rattling explosion Thursday at a chemical plant in Louisiana ignited a blaze that killed one person and injured dozens of others, authorities said. Witnesses described a chaotic scene of towering flames and workers scrambling...Tags: Explosions
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Explosion at Louisiana chemical plant kills 1, injures 73
ReutersGEISMAR, Louisiana (Reuters) - An explosion and fire killed one person and injured 73 at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, on Thursday, unsettling an industrial town where authorities ordered people to remain indoors for hours...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, BP Plc, Williams Companies Incorporated, Hospitals and Clinics
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Bottle bomb explosion at Sykesville restaurant leads to four arrests
One man and three teenage boys have been arrested by police in Sykesville after patrons dining outdoors at a restaurant had a homemade explosive device thrown in their direction from a moving vehicle Wednesday night, the Maryland State Fire Marshal...
Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Prisons, Carroll County (Maryland), Sykesville, Prosecution
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Two dead in Dutch North Sea gas platform accident
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Two people died and one was injured in an accident on a North Sea gas platform belonging to French oil and gas utility GDF Suez, the company said on Friday. At the time of the incident, the L5A platform, 103 kilometers north of Den...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Explosions
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Boy raises over $500 for West, Texas, school
When he packed to go to Texas, Cordell Vitense brought a jar filled with $503.43. That money was given to Tommy Muska, the mayor of West, Texas, the site of a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in April. Cordell, 8, wanted to help the school in...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Chemical Industry, NASCAR, John F. Kennedy, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013)
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One dead, 73 injured in Louisiana plant explosion -governor
ReutersJune 13 (Reuters) - The explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, killed one person and injured 73 others, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said on Thursday. Officials previously had reported one dead and 33 injured....Tags: Politics, Government, Explosions, Executive Branch
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One dead, 73 injured in Louisiana plant explosion: governor
Reuters(Reuters) - The explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, killed one person and injured 73 others, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said on Thursday. Officials previously had reported one dead and 33 injured....Tags: Politics, Government, Explosions, Executive Branch
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Chemical plant explosion rocks Geismar, Louisiana - official
ReutersJune 13 (Reuters) - An explosion at a Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, injured an unknown number of people Thursday, a fire department spokesman said. Corey Gautreaux, captain of City of Gonzales Fire Department, said emergency...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Explosions
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Space Florida says launchpad is like airport
WASHINGTON — In trying to sell the idea of building a new rocket pad in Central Florida, Frank DiBello doesn't make comparisons to "Star Wars," "Star Trek" or moon landings. Instead, the head of Space Florida relies on a more earthbound analogy:...
Tags: Elon Musk, Manufacturing and Engineering, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Explosions
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Suspected bomb turns out to be mobile meth lab
SOUTH BEND -- Indiana State Police are looking for a suspect who got away from them on foot after a vehicle pursuit yesterday. The excitement didn’t end with the chase, however, as something at first mistaken for a bomb in the suspect’s...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Prosecution, Explosions, Witnesses
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One dead, over 30 injured in Louisiana chemical blast -police
ReutersJune 13 (Reuters) - At least one person died and more than 30 were injured on Thursday in an explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, state police said. A body was recovered at the explosion scene and a search...Tags: Explosions
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