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The explosion happened in Deer Park, a city about 18 miles east of Houston. According to reports from local news station ABC13 , the fire spread south under Spencer Highway into the borders of the ...
The explosion happened in Deer Park, a city about 18 miles east of Houston. According to reports from local news station ABC13, the fire spread south under Spencer Highway into the borders of the ...
The explosion also damaged some power lines and equipment, leading to some electricity outages in the area, Houston-based utility CenterPoint Energy has said. The company has been repairing the ...
Explosion of an oil tanker that also set two motorcycles, five cars, and three tricycles on fire. [116] 28 September 2020 China: Tianmen: 5 1 Explosion during the testing of new equipment at a chemical plant in Yuekou Industrial park. [117] 8 October 2020 Nigeria: Lagos: 8 Unknown An explosion at a gas station burned down 25 homes and 16 shops ...
Officials asked local residents to search for debris and body parts to assist with an investigation into the explosion's cause. [5] An absence of zoning ordinances separating industrial areas from residences is known to prevail in the vicinity of the explosion. [1] Two deaths were reported on the morning of the incident. [6]
An area estimated at 200,000 square feet (19,000 m 2) of the refinery was badly burned by the fire that followed the violent explosion, damaging refinery equipment worth millions of dollars. [69] The pressure wave was so powerful it blew out windows offsite up to three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) away. [67]
This is a complete list of all incorporated cities, towns, and villages and CDPs within Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area defined by the U.S. Census as of April 2010. Cities with more than 2,000,000 inhabitants
A hazardous materials team was responding to the area and at least one person was taken to the hospital, the Houston Fire Department said on Twitter. Huge explosion heard for miles rips through ...