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Biodiesel plant explosion and fire in New Plymouth (Idaho)
KTVB ^ | 7/7/06 | KTVB

Posted on 07/07/2006 12:20:54 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum

Biodiesel plant explosion and fire in New Plymouth

01:15 PM MDT on Friday, July 7, 2006

KTVB.COM

BOISE -- Idaho State Police say an explosion has rocked a biodiesel plant in New Plymouth and at least one worker may not be accounted for.

Robbie Johnson-KTVB

Fire broke out at a New Plymouth biodiesel plant today.

ISP spokesman Rick Ohnsman tells NewsChannel 7 there are injuries and the plant is fully engulfed in flames. The explosion occurred before noon today.

Nearby homes are being evacuated as a precautionary measure. It is not known if the fumes from the fire are toxic.

The Payette County Sheriff has put out a call to several agencies in the area for assistance.

U.S. 30 east and west of New Plymouth has been shutdown.

Ohnsman says authorities are worried about railroad tanker cars parked near the plant. Fire crews are working to secure them.

The plant was to be Idaho's first biodiesel production facility, producing up to 10 million gallons of biodiesel per year.

The plant is operated by Blue Sky Biodiesel LLC. The facility was originally scheduled to open two months ago, but was delayed by safety concerns.

The plant occupies the old Emmett Valley Fruit building in the Jiano Industrial Park in New Plymouth.

City leaders were excited about the new jobs and tax base it would bring to the rural community.

Bio-diesel is seen as a fuel alternative that will reduce the dependence on foreign oil sources, with additional benefits of less pollution, extended engine life and a lubricating quality. Biodiesel is made from soy and canola oils.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: biodiesel; biofuel; energy; plantexplosion
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

I could noit miss this one

"It is not known if the fumes from the fire are toxic"

OK to put it in your tank and drive around town tho


Blech, reporters


21 posted on 07/07/2006 12:48:58 PM PDT by ASOC (The phrase "What if" or "If only" are for children.)
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To: RobRoy

Yeah, the cook's hair caught on fire.


22 posted on 07/07/2006 12:50:32 PM PDT by MarkeyD (The patriotism of the New York Times = The humanity of an Islamic terrorist.)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum
In the olden days of what is now Wallace Idaho, a judge asked a lady of the evening if she was a woman of ill repute.

She replied, "Idaho !"

And that, children, is how the state got it's name.

23 posted on 07/07/2006 12:50:46 PM PDT by llevrok ("Drink your beer, damnit! There are people in Africa sober.")
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To: llevrok
She replied, "Idaho !" And that, children, is how the state got it's name.

Somehow, I am reminded of the old (very politically INcorrect) joke about how Yuma, AZ got its name!

24 posted on 07/07/2006 12:55:39 PM PDT by ExSES (the "bottom-line")
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To: Red Badger

The ecoterrorists start forest fires. Why would they not do this?


25 posted on 07/07/2006 12:56:45 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

Maybe they did, but it isn't logical. But then when have they ever been?..........


26 posted on 07/07/2006 12:59:02 PM PDT by Red Badger (Follow an IROC long enough and sooner or later you will wind up in a trailer park..........)
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To: ASOC
"It is not known if the fumes from the fire are toxic"

ALL fumes from fires are toxic!...........

27 posted on 07/07/2006 1:00:25 PM PDT by Red Badger (Follow an IROC long enough and sooner or later you will wind up in a trailer park..........)
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To: COEXERJ145

Which Denver Airport? The Old one or the new one?...........


28 posted on 07/07/2006 1:01:23 PM PDT by Red Badger (Follow an IROC long enough and sooner or later you will wind up in a trailer park..........)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

Does anybody know how safe Biodiesel is ??? My neighbor has a 250 Gallon thingy of it in a shed next to her driveway. I don't like her at all and I am kinda worried about it.


29 posted on 07/07/2006 1:01:37 PM PDT by cmsgop (It's "BOOTY TIME, BOOTY TIME" ARCROSS THE USA , "BOOTY TIME, BOOTY TIME".......)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum
....and Cheney was where??
30 posted on 07/07/2006 1:21:11 PM PDT by ditto h
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To: cmsgop

It's made out of canola oil...probably safer than real diesel...


31 posted on 07/07/2006 1:26:13 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Red Badger

The new one. When it was under construction one of the big conspiracy theories was that there was a giant base underneath the airport that housed a massive UN/NWO army.


32 posted on 07/07/2006 1:27:26 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of “Bush Derangement Syndrome.”)
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To: COEXERJ145

How silly! Everybody KNOWS the UN/NWO army is in Greenland!........


33 posted on 07/07/2006 1:32:57 PM PDT by Red Badger (Follow an IROC long enough and sooner or later you will wind up in a trailer park..........)
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To: Red Badger

LOL!


34 posted on 07/07/2006 1:33:24 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of “Bush Derangement Syndrome.”)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum; milford421; DAVEY CROCKETT; Velveeta; Donna Lee Nardo

Ping............


35 posted on 07/07/2006 1:38:19 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny (++Did you hug your loved ones today? Do it 3 times each, and Thank God, you have them.)
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To: nw_arizona_granny
more pics: Where

Where
36 posted on 07/07/2006 1:41:39 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum
Hot work with out a permit or the prework survey was done incorrectly.
37 posted on 07/07/2006 1:42:13 PM PDT by oyez (Appeasement is insanity)
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To: oyez

I suspect someone did something stupid. Error of judgement, lack of attention, or taking unsafe shortcuts. The usual.


38 posted on 07/07/2006 1:45:27 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Red Badger
True, but methanol does.

-A8

39 posted on 07/07/2006 1:51:16 PM PDT by adiaireton8 ("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
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To: oyez

Latest update -says it was a welding accident.


BOISE -- An explosion has rocked a biodiesel plant in New Plymouth and one worker is believed dead. This after a man who was apparently welding on a 20-foot tall storage tank may have ignited the explosion. The man may have fallen into the tank, but his body has not been recovered yet.

New Plymouth is near the Idaho-Oregon border.

The plant was fully engulfed in flames. One person was treated for smoke inhalation.

More than a dozen nearby homes and businesses were evacuated as a precautionary measure. It is not known if the fumes from the fire are toxic. They don't appear to be posing a danger to humans. Many residents watched the fire from the streets.

The Payette County Sheriff put out a call at 11:50 a.m. to several agencies in the area for assistance.

U.S. 30 east and west of New Plymouth has been shutdown because of the smoke.

Authorities were worried about railroad tanker cars parked near the plant. Those tankers have now been moved to a more secure area.

The plant was to be Idaho's first biodiesel production facility, producing up to 10 million gallons of biodiesel per year. Crews were reportedly testing equipment at the plant and getting ready for a grand opening, likely within the next month.

Fire crews in the area has also reportedly been trained for such an event at the plant.

The plant is operated by Blue Sky Biodiesel LLC. The facility was originally scheduled to open two months ago, but was delayed by safety concerns.

The plant occupies the old Emmett Valley Fruit building in the Jiano Industrial Park in New Plymouth.

City leaders were excited about the new jobs and tax base it would bring to the rural community.
"This was a very big accomplishment for the city of New Plymouth to bring in a quality establishment such as Blue Sky," said Jeannette Mayer, Payette County Economic Development Board.

Bio-diesel is seen as a fuel alternative that will reduce the dependence on foreign oil sources, with additional benefits of less pollution, extended engine life and a lubricating quality. Biodiesel is made from soy and canola oils.

http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-jul0706-new_plymouth.3504db03.html


40 posted on 07/07/2006 1:56:54 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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