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A catastrophic Corpus Christi explosion injured at least seven people Saturday morning at the Magellan Midstream tank farm. Corpus Christi Fire Chief Robert Rocha advised that the fire itself has been contained. Nonetheless, search and rescue efforts continued at the Magellan tank farm Saturday afternoon. While seven individuals had been transported to area medical centers, there is no certainty that all workers and others at the tank farm have been accounted for at this time. Chief Rocha made clear that…

Yet again, an explosion has occurred in Martin County, Texas, that has resulted in a midnight black plume of smoke that potentially contains dangerous chemicals skyward. The thick spire of smoke could be seen as far away as Midland and Odessa. The Martin County explosion occurred at a saltwater disposal plant located near the intersection of SH 829 and County Road 2600. The blast occurred at about 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters arrived at the scene of the Martin County explosion…

A pair of workers were killed in a steam pipe explosion accident on Friday the 13th, 2020. The steam pipe explosion occurred at a Veterans Affairs Hospital located in West Haven, Connecticut. The two fatally injured men work repairing a steam pipe located in a maintenance building on the grounds of the Vets medical center. The workers were called to the small building to repair a leak in a steam pipe. Once the men had finished repair work on the…

Catastrophe struck the Greenberg Smoked Turkey plant in Tyler, Texas, when at least one explosion occurred at the facility in the leadup to the Thanksgiving holiday. As of Tuesday evening, no one had been reported injured in the Tyler, Texas explosion, according to local Fire Marshal Paul Findley. The company, located in eastern Texas, sells about 200,000 smoked turkeys every holiday season. The explosion (or pair of explosions) resulted in major damage to the plant, forcing it to shut down…

Refinery and Chemical Plant Explosions Update Although the economic recession brought about by the COVID-19 epidemic has led to nationwide cutbacks at oil refineries and chemical plants, we had previously blogged about several such accidents in recent years. In today’s post the refinery and chemical plant explosion injury lawyer at The Doan Law Firm gives an update on some of the refinery and chemical plant explosions and fires that we commented on in previous posts. Watson Grinding and Manufacturing /…