This one?
Posted on 12/03/2004 4:15:03 PM PST by FreedomCalls
HOUSTON -- Firefighters are on the scene of a huge explosion and fire near Fondren and South Main in Southwest Houston.
Residents reported feeling at least two explosion from miles away just before 6 p.m.
It appears to be some kind of manufacturing plant. It's not clear if there are any injuries.
Ping
You must be joking or you don't live in this part of the state. I think the old Charter Oil Refinery blows up every 2 or 3 years and Amoco isn't much better. We have a couple of pipelines a year, just had one go over in Liberty County a couple of months ago and a gas distribution plant or two. That doesn't count a drilling, work over, or production platform.
Then again my family has only been in the oil field since the 20's ..... oh and my Grandfather was Field Superintendent for Humble Oil in Wink and was killed in their plant along with at least one more guy, in the 50's.
"The air is always greener and Pasadener"
Isn't that Stinkadena?
Actually, I'm not "in town" now, but I was born in Houston, grew up in the Humble Camp across from Ellington AFB, and graduated high school in Pasdena. Plus, I worked for TI, and made lots of trips to the Stafford plant back in the 70's.
We are now retired in the Piney woods of Northeast Texas.
This one?
Thanks for the ping!
We felt a big bang and a rumble right at about the time they say it went up...
Eaker said he was outside and didn't see or hear a thing???
I'm 15 miles away, and Eaker's about 7-8 miles away, tops...
Flyer's shifting adresses (i.e.: movin')...hehehe
Woah!
That's not a blevy type, flash fire...That had to be a total vessel failure...No wonder it was a big boom!
Not everyday they actually catch these things going off like this...
Yep...
That is amazing that you didn't see or hear anything right when it happened...
I was on the phone with my mom who lives in Clear Lake...Wife-Unit and I felt and heard it first...And then after I said what was that??? My Mom chimed in a few seconds later and said I just heard a big bang also...
Did you see the post up there with the pictures of the initial explosion???
I just sent those to my Dad...
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I'll take that as a no.
You didn't mention what you do?
The explosion at the natural gas storage facility in Liberty County was pretty nifty. You could see the flames from the Williams Tower in west Houston.
C, was this anywhere close to you??????
No -I"m Southwest OF Houston, not Southwest Houston - but I appreciate your concern. It looked like a horrible explosion - the TV coverage even showed a fire tornado inside the blast - not sure what that is called but it was strange looking.
YIPES!! That does not sound good. The news here did not have much in the way of location or severity of the incident. Thank God you are OK.
If you have a map handy, the fire was inside Highway 8 and east of 59 I believe -
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