BREAKING NOW!! Major chemical plant explosion in Louisanna!!

The plant produces approximately 1.3 billion pounds of ethylene and 90 million pounds of polymer grade propylene, according to the Williams website, basic building blocks in the petrochemical process used to make plastics.

[link to money.msn.com]

Interestingly enough, KMS-32 was passing over right around the same time. Every time there's an "event" I always check that satellite. There could possibly be a pattern here but of course no evidence. If you check here, click on Draw Orbits and you'll see where it passed 1 or 2 hours ago. Unfortunately you can't go back in time on this site so it has to be caught within a short time frame.

[link to www.n2yo.com]

Interesting!

Please don't let this get to that sinkhole thing!!!! :(

So... what are the connections with major chemical companies?

Lawsuits? DHS drills nearby?

good catch OP , just watching my nation crumble one " event" at a time!

Good question!

Im a few miles away in Baton Rouge . That area is literally covered with many chem plants. I know a man 9ex neighbor) that works in the front office hes away from the danger tho. I was at Olefins about six months ago on delivery run. Even with hundreds of chemical plants in this area still fires are pretty rare. Always serious for those nearby. Evacuation sirens will sound if there is danger to the population nearby.

Thanks for post and be safe!

Most of those plants have their own fire Dept./trucks on site full time.

Explosion at Louisiana chemical plant, 25 people reported injured

[link to usnews.nbcnews.com]

25 people have been confirmed injured in the explosion by the Louisiana Emergency Response Network. Currently there have been no reported deaths. However, five trauma patients are being treated by Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, and they expect more, according to NBC 33.

[link to rt.com]

Those Aren't Burn victims.

It's just Former Mayor Nagins attempt to make them a little more "chocolate".

Snips on LA Explosion

An enormous explosion shook a chemical plant in Geismer, Louisiana, just south of Baton Rouge on Wednesday. The blast was followed by a huge fire. 25 have been injured in the blast, with fatality numbers currently unconfirmed. Emergency crews are on the scene and have reported injuries. A hazardous materials team has also been dispatched to the fire.


25 people have been confirmed injured in the explosion by the Louisiana Emergency Response Network. Currently there have been no reported deaths. Iberville Office of Emergency Preparedness have stated that six burn victims have been transported to various hospitals via helicopter, with emergency officials still manning the scene.




After the initial blast, clouds of thick black smoke could be seen billowing towards the sky, visible from a local school. Flames could be seen rising from two separate locations. "It looked like a pretty big explosion - it looks like Williams have taken all the precautions they can do to evacuate all the personnel. The firefighters are responding as needed," witness Ryan Meador told local station 90 WAFB. St. Gabriel residents are being told to take shelter from Highway 3115 to Highway 74 as a precautionary measure.


A man named Todd Stiles who worked half a mile away told the New Orleans-based Times-Picayune that he and his colleagues were instructed to either shelter in place or evacuate. He reportedly didn't hear the explosion as he was located in a blast-proof area, but told the paper that some people had seen a 'fireball in the air.'


The air quality in the area has started being monitored by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Environmental Protection Agency. They are currently unsure of the levels and specific chemicals that could be leaking into the atmosphere. "We're just in the very beginning of this." They told the Times-Picayune.


Other buildings in the area are reportedly being evacuated, and there are fears another explosion could happen, the fire is not fully under control. A nearby plant told the 90 WAFB channel that the major risk is butadiene spheres, in which crude budatiene is stored under pressure as a liquid.

Very well put.
. V.S. Your women apocalypse thread woke back up. Good comments coming. Great thread. Keep up the good work!

OOPS I thought it was your thread for some reason, sorry

I hope all my family there is okay!!

Yup, exactly what I was thinking -- I can't even imagine the devastation that would happen if the sinkhole blew up....

Blew up?

Yup, the sinkhole has the potential of blowing up because of the methane gas deposits it contains and is currently leaking...

Fox News getting ready to air press conf.

Interesting because today it's coming out that West, Texas will not get help from FEMA to rebuild as they don't consider it a "disaster."

This after OBummer told those people at the memorial that the government would be there for them.

There are too many of these explosions. I think it's domestic terrorism.

Very well could be.

Shame that W Texas got screwed when Obama promised to assist.