The Crosby Plant is on fire - more explosions

[malaise]

watching on CNN

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Homeowners in the area dont care , they have freedumb

[malaise]

3. Guess that guy from yesterday will stop saying it's just popping sounds

Full blown raging fire now

[procon]

11. I couldn't believe that liar actually said that with a straight face. nt

[malaise]

14. He was a grandmaster of bullshit peddling

with a nice smile - reminded me of cheap plastic.

[malaise]

2. Then they should have declined the evacuation order for all residents up to

one mile and a half from the plant

[lpbk2713]

4. Arkema could have used their money on safety measures long ago.

But they had other priorities; vacation homes, country club dues,
private school for the kids. You know how rough it is.

[malaise]

15. They're fugging predators

and they loot, kill and plunder ad nauseum.

[bronxiteforever]

5. Kick for visibility. This looks like a poison cloud!

[malaise]

6. Listening to this whitewash is painful

[Purveyor]

7. Thankfully there is little wind at this time and from what I see, this toxic smoke is going

straight up into the atmosphere which should limit exposure to those on the ground.

Best thing that could happen considering, is that all of these containers blow off now when conditions couldn't be better.

They ARE going to blow, every damned one of them.

[madokie]

8. What goes up

WILL come down

[Purveyor]

9. Yes but in diluted concentrations. God forbid a straight line wind of 15-20mph blowing

directly towards Crosby or Channelview.

[madokie]

10. I was thinking about a person like me

with compromised Lungs. In my case and those like me any concentration is bad. I'd say there are many old folks around there that are in the same boat as me

On the surface I agree with what you're saying just making note of the fact that this stuff will come back down over a much larger area so most likely there will be about the same number of people affected when its all said and done. Only now many of the one's affected will be those of us with already compromised lungs

Anyways I just hope I'm wrong on this

Peace

[malaise]

16. You're not wrong at all

[procon]

13. And people will be coming into contact with whatever toxic soup that residue

leaves behind. They'll get it on their skin, breathe it in, and it coat their shoes and clothing... then what? Do they get sick then, or some weeks off, and what about pregnant women and people whose health is already compromised?

The company won't release the chemical data so no one knows how they will be affected. Is it safe to eat locally grown crops, what about the livestock that is grazing over contaminated fields, is the meat, milk, or eggs, safe to eat?

The chemical company isn't taking any responsibility, and its all legal.

[spanone]

12. saw that on the news....the black smoke looked nasty.