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Explosion Rocks Freeport Chemical Plant

Witnesses Say Homes Shook

Posted: 9:53 a.m. CDT September 13, 2002
Updated: 10:02 a.m. CDT September 13, 2002

FREEPORT, Texas -- An explosion rocked a chemical plant in Brazoria County.

The explosion happened shortly before 9:30 a.m. at the BASF Corp., 602 Copper Road, in Freeport.

Witnesses told News2Houston that the explosion shook their homes and that they could see a large plume of black smoke coming from the plant.

For more information on this breaking story, stay tuned to News2Houston and Click2Houston.com.

[Frank_Discussion]

(...red alert?) (hold on?)

[spectre]

Thanks! CNN and FOX are still focused on the cars on the Freeway!

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