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Five workers have been reported injured in a Lake Charles chemical plant explosion. The explosion was followed by what officials are calling a flash fire occurred at the Westlake Chemical Petro Complex. The scene of the Lake Charles chemical plant explosion is located on Louisiana Highway 108. The facility is used to produce ethylene, which is a colorless and flammable gas. The plant was undergoing maintenance at the time of the blast. As of 12 hours after the explosion, no…

A yet to be controlled fire at a Harris County waste management facility has resulted in the evacuation of everyone within a half mile radius of the VLS Recovery Services plant. While no injuries have yet been reported in the Harris County industrial accident, a thick plume of toxic smoke is spreading from the blaze and over the surrounding area. As of midafternoon, officials have not reported what toxins are thought to be contained in the spreading black smoke plume….

A large fire of currently unknown origins caused an industrial facility outside Hockley to go up in flames mid-morning on Saturday. The Hockley industrial fire resulted in the release of a sizable and growing plume of black smoke, spreading over the facility and the surrounding area. The substances or chemicals involved in the Hockley industrial fire have not yet been identified. However, officials from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office believe that the smoke plume contains toxic substances. Firefighters from multiple…

The La Porte Emergency Management Office has issued an immediate shelter in place order for the residents of the Harris County community. The shelter in place order extends to all residents of La Porte. As part of the emergency order to stay indoors, the Emergency Management Office also directed La Porte residents to immediately turn off their air conditioning systems or units. Emergency Management officials have advised that more information will be forthcoming. Little information is yet available regarding the…

Jimmy Doan of The Doan Law Firm announced that he and his team of lawyers will file lawsuits on behalf of victims of the La Porte LyondellBasell explosion accident that occurred last week at a plant outside Houston. Two workers were killed and over 30 were injured in the devastating mass casualty incident that involved an uncontrolled leak of over 100,000 pounds of acetic acid. The fatal catastrophe left dozens of workers running for their lives. “Our firm has learned…