A deadly explosion in the Port of Corpus Christi has claimed the lives of two crew members of the Waymon L. Boyd dredging vessel, while two others are still missing as of Saturday afternoon. Six additional people were sent to local hospitals for burns and other injuries. Emergency crews were forced to close off several…
Northwest Houston residents are still cleaning up after a deadly explosion rocked the Watson Grinding & Manufacturing plant on Friday resulting in 2 deaths, multiple injuries and damage to hundreds of homes, some of which have been knocked off their foundations. The company is a small, family-owned facility that specializes in manufacturing and servicing valves…
In what has been an epidemic wave of chemical plant fires this year, another major incident has occurred at a Texas chemical facility, this time at the TPC Group plant in Port Neches. Multiple explosions within a 24-hour period have created yet another hazardous situation where the fires have been burning since 1 a.m. Wednesday.…
As the Thanksgiving weekend rapidly approaches, it’s important to remember that drivers will be experiencing extra congestion due to holiday-related traffic. In fact, in 2018, AAA Texas calculated that 4.1 million Texans journeyed 50 miles or more away from home during Thanksgiving, a 4.7 percent increase over the previous year. That trend is expected to…
In the past several weeks, vaping-related lung injuries and deaths have captured national headlines. There have been 7 reported deaths and the CDC reports that an additional 380 confirmed and probable cases have been identified across 36 states during the recent outbreak, including 3 patients in the Houston area. While an underlying cause has yet…
BAYTOWN – In what has become a common occurrence this year for Houston-area residents, black smoke was seen billowing from an Exxon Mobil plant in Baytown yesterday, the result of an explosion at one of the largest refining and petrochemical complexes in the world. In total, 66 people were examined at a health clinic, some…
Houston continues to rank among the most dangerous cities in the country to drive. On average, 640 people are killed each year on Houston-area roadways, with countless others seriously injured. A combination of abundant construction zones, aggressive & distracted drivers, a complex network of interstate highways, poor road conditions and heavy traffic are all considered…
For the second time in three weeks, a chemical plant fire has caused a health scare for Houston-area residents. Tragically, one person was killed at the KMCO plant in Crosby, and another two were critically injured when a transfer line ignited an isobutylene tank at the facility. Although the fire has been contained as of…
The massive petrochemical fire that began on Sunday has been extinguished, but officials are now focusing on the potential environmental and health impacts from the blaze, which occurred along the Houston Ship Channel in Deer Park, Texas. The fire sent black smoke billowing into the air for several days, which contained fuels used in plastics…
According to the Houston Chronicle, 640 people a year die on Houston-area roads and 2,850 more are seriously injured in auto-related accidents, making Houston one of the most dangerous places in the country to drive. In the unfortunate event you or a loved one is involved in a motor vehicle accident, there are some important…
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