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2023-11-09 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Michael Yon: large chemical fire at Shepherd, Texas

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Posted by 3dc 2023-11-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 The company’s website says Sound Resource Solutions deals with chemicals including Acetic Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Sulfuric Acid, Toluene, and Xylene.

Posted by 3dc 2023-11-09 00:33|| 2023-11-09 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Whenever this sort of thing happens, a bunch of people who never hesitate to partake of all the modern wonders industrial chemicals provide in their daily lives suddenly start screeching "Not in My Back Yard™!"

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-11-09 06:52|| 2023-11-09 06:52|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a small plant set up on about 5 acres on a county road in basically the middle of nowhere. Anybody who described it as "a large fire" has been sniffing the fumes.
How 'middle of nowhere'? The local school district (Goodrich) loaded all the kids, K-12th grade, on three school busses and evacuated. Three school busses. Everybody.
It's about 10 miles from me. Got to see the plume when grocery shopping yesterday.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-11-09 09:08|| 2023-11-09 09:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Michael Yawn can't get to the ME so he covers this.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-11-09 09:21|| 2023-11-09 09:21|| Front Page Top

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