Posted on 08/12/2022 10:01:55 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A HAZMAT team responded to Harvill and Old Oleander avenues after a large plume from railcar was reported just before 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Cal Fire Division Chief John Crater said during a news conference Friday morning.
Wind gusts helped spread the initial plume until it covered a two-mile area over the city of Perris, Crater said.
The leaking chemical in the railcar tank was identified to be styrene, which is used to make foam products for commercial purposes.
Crater consulted with experts who told him that heat building in the railcar could still cause a release. “Meaning some sort of violent explosion,” Crater said. “We’re still in a pretty critical situation.”
“Typically, this material would stay at about 85 degrees and currently it is at 323 degrees … it is a serious incident that can impact the infrastructure in the area.”
Riverside County Fire Department Captain Oscar Torres later indicated the temperatures had cooled slightly, to 304 degrees, and was trending in a positive direction.
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Can I be the first to predict — It’s gonna go boom, pretty good.
QUICK - Get a bill to Congress immediately to shut down permanently all trains in the nation!!!! Or heck - why not - executive action!
Perris, CA....Where every other person is a convicted felon...
Well then let’s hope it’s only every other person who dies a horrible death from lungs filled with searing chemicals.
Lets hope they dont spill any chemicals on the grass...
Risk of chemical explosion prompts evacuations...
A HAZMAT team responded to Harvill and Old Oleander avenues...
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I looked this place up on the map and it’s not far from a business named Patriot Bomb Shelters.
About seven miles from me. Not my fault.
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