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| Tank car explodes at BASF plant |
| 2002-09-13 |
| A tank truck filled with ammonia exploded at a BASF Corp. plant Friday, in Freeport, Texas, rattling windows for miles and prompting a call from authorities for residents to stay indoors, the Brazoria County Sheriff's Department said. "It just sounded like the city blew up," Lake Jackson resident Earlene Wright told TV station KTRK-TV in Houston. Wonder if this is what the goobers in Florida were gloating over? Or one of the things... The explosion apparently was felt by people living at least 50 miles away. There were no immediate reports of any injuries. If you could feel it 50 miles away, there were probably casualties... "Right now all we know is it was in a tanker car with ammonia in it," said a sheriff's department employee who declined to be identified. "It is contained within the plant." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |