Fire at chemical facility in South Midland (tx), evacuation under way

MyWestTexas.com ^ | 02-21-03

[bigaln2]

Emeregency personnel are on the scene of a fire at the Tetraco chemical facility on the 2500 block of Francis Road in south Midland, and residences and businesses up to one-half mile away are being evacuated.

CLICK HERE for a live report from the scene.

CLICK HERE for residents' accounts of the fire.

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[fightinJAG]

yeah, can't rule out a trend here.

Also there was a itty-bitty thread about a patrol in a remote Utah oil field who was approached by two foreign men asking questions, etc. last night.

[Steven W.]

c'mon people - let's apply some sense of rationality and proportional statistics here. Every day there are hundreds of fires and places which deal with volatile materials, such as refineries and factories are, obviously, more susceptible to fires than any place else. The obvious factor here that KOOKs are not including in their jump to fearmongering is that the media is getting bored with everything tied to the war, etc., and all that leaves them with are fires (nightclubs or others) to cover with all their hype & hyperbole. GET A GRIP!

[TADSLOS]

Not close at all.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

[Frank_Discussion]

Not very. Crawford is near Waco, towards Dallas. Midland is more west-central, towards El Paso.

[www.corvettewave.com]

careful about clicking on those links...spyware alert...

[Servant of the Nine]

I know they happen every day, every where, but we've got a BIG one burning in Staten Island right now.

The one in Staten Island is almost out. It is just a burning barge. Flashy looking, but no big deal.

So9

[A Texan]

This is F'ed up. I am not a persoon that believes in coincidences or a "chicken little", so I don't know what to think. This is odd.

[Lion's Cub]

Love your tagline! When you email, write, or talk to him, tell him how much we all appreciate his service!

[AppyPappy]

Even if they aren't related, it reminds people that terrorism can strike us.

[NorseWood]

GW ranch is hundreds of miles away

[Cold Heat]

Before everyone starts speculating on the numerous fires in petro/chem facilities, please keep mindful that the winter months are usually loaded with these type fires.

The need for heaters, the contractions/expansions of connections and the other difficulties involved in transporting petro products in cold temps make these cold months a prime time for fires.

[knak]

strange

[A Texan]

Its a few hundred miles away, no worries there.

[freesia2]

Is South Midland a separate town or is it part of Midland? If it's Midland, is this near the college or airport?

[Wild Game]

Lets see.

That makes three oil refinery fires and one chem. plant fire in 5 days....

....but who's counting?

[TheRightGuy]

Two fires? Could be coincidence.

Plus, the BP Amoco refinery blast/fire in the Chicago area earlier this week ... hmmm

[PAR35]

how close is it

350 miles, give or take a few.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Obviously humor escapes you a bit...

Don't take everything so series-ly. It was intended to be a joke (Hint: the Signs reference).

[MississippiMan]

Too much of this in too short a time period these last couple of days.

Exactly. This is what, the third oil facility fire within the past week? I doubt coincidence.

MM