[Oldeconomybuyer]

Rail Tanker Explosion at BASF Plant in Freeport, TX
			Posted by i_dont_chat On Sep 13 10:02 AM with 10 comments TV stations in Houston, TX, are reporting a large explosion in a BASF facility in Freeport, TX. Reports are coming out that a tanker car has exploded and a building housing tanker cars has been leveled.

[Constitution Day]

Hey, "newsperson", did you add the "VOTE MCBRIDE" keyword?

[TonyInOhio]

Someone set up us the bomb!

[RoseofTexas]

HOLY SMOKES!! Perhaps the FL thingy was just a distraction from the real MISSION....GOD HELP US!!

[ChuckHam]

Why don't you people do a search before posting?

[Nexus]

Felt from 20 miles away... Holy Crap!

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/topstory2/1573517

(includes local TV Web Stream)

[WilliamWallace1999]

9/13/02) — At least one explosion has rocked a chemical plant in Freeport. It happened mid-morning Friday at the BASF Corporation on Copper Road near Hwy 332.
According to Mindy Valusek with Brazoria County, the chemical involved in the explosion was ammonia. The ammonia cloud was moving south-southwest and people in the path of the cloud should shelter-in-place and turn off their air conditioning.

Roads in the area that have been closed include State Highway 332, Business 288 in Clute is closed at Johnson Road, and Highway 332 at Main Street in Clute. Brazosport ISD is keeping students inside.

An eyewitness described the situation as rattling his entire house about 4-5 miles away, and briefly cutting his power.

Clute resident Tim Williams said, "I heard one large explosion, but it appeared to have a number of waves that came through."

Another witness who was reportedly 300 feet away from the fire said there was a leaking ammonia tank. Most of the plant had been evacuated and emergency crews had been called in, according to the witness. He described the explosion as a devastating fireball that caused considerable damage.

The Clute Fire Department and BASF have advised anyone in the area to turn off their air conditioning and shelter in place. It's recommended that residents not go outside unless it's absolutely necessary.

Apparently, there have been minor injuries at the scene.

Details are still coming into the newsroom. Stay with ABC13 Eyewitness News for the latest on this developing story.

[YoungKentuckyConservative]

I hope this isn't terrorism, but it seems awfully convenient that the explosion happened near such a reactive center. Hmmmmm. I guess we'll have to wait and see what kind of a story our government comes up with.

Hopefully, not another "bs" airliner went down on its own story.

[Nexus]

4 minor injuries. Thank goodness.

[Liberal Classic]

My dear old gran is fine, best wishes for anyone else with family in Freeport. Fortunately, it does not seem that the authorities are calling for an evacuation of nearby residents. My gut reaction is that this is a Friday the 13th kind of thing, not a September 11th kind of thing. That may be wishful thinking, but it is certianly within the realm of possibility that this is an accident.

[RoseofTexas]

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Thank you Moderator...:)

[2sheep]

>Explosion at Freeport Texas chemical plant

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Pr 6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?