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Refinery fires, other chemical disasters may no longer get safety investigations

When fire erupted at the Intercontinental Terminals Co. bulk liquid petroleum storage terminal, large plumes of dark smoke billowed into the clear skies over Deer Park, Texas. Despite the efforts of site staff and local firefighters, more than 70 million gallons of petroleum products burned or were otherwise released into…

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Texas pastor says county’s superintendent candidate isn’t fit because of her ‘ungodly and immoral’ lifestyle

Dr Tiffany Regan has 30 years of experience with the Deer Park Independent School District

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Chemical Disaster at Texas Oil Plant Leaves Two People Dead and Dozens More Injured

Researchers from nonprofit Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters say there have been 115 hazardous chemical incidents in Texas since January 2021

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Chemical Leak At PEMEX Refinery In Deer Park, Texas

Chemical leak at PEMEX oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas, results in two deaths and injuries. Shelter-in-place orders lifted after air monitoring. Investiga...

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Human Remains Found In SUV After Pipeline Fire Accident

Authorities in Deer Park, Texas, investigate a pipeline fire caused by an SUV crash, leading to a grim discovery of human remains. No immediate air quality...

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Human Remains Recovered From Vehicle In Pipeline Fire Incident

Human remains recovered from SUV in Deer Park pipeline fire incident. Investigation ongoing.

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Human remains are found inside an SUV that officials say caused pipeline fire in suburban Houston

Officials say human remains have been found inside an SUV that authorities say hit an aboveground valve on a pipeline in suburban Houston, causing a fire that has burned for four days

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What to know about the pipeline fire burning for a third day in Houston's suburbs

A pipeline fire that forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in suburban Houston is burning for a third day, with no clear end in sight

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Pipeline fire in Deer Park forces evacuations, damages homes, and raises air quality concerns

Pipeline fire in Deer Park continues to burn, raising air quality safety concerns.

Latin Times

Pipeline Explosion in Deer Park Reveals Hidden Hazards Texans Face

The pipeline’s owner is “the same company that got $2.4 billion richer when Texans froze to death during Uri,” one activist points out.

Texas Observer

Massive Pipeline Explosion In Deer Park Not Terror-Related

Pipeline explosion in Deer Park, Texas leads to massive fire, evacuations, and ongoing environmental assessments.

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Flames from massive pipeline fire near Houston subside but continue burning

A flame that towered over a southeast Houston suburb has subsided but continues to burn following a massive pipeline explosion after a vehicle drove through a fence and struck an above-ground valve

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Greg Abbott deploys resources to battle massive Texas chemical plant explosion

The governor said he spoke with the mayor of Deer Park to ensure "there are no unmet needs"

Latin Times

An NYPD cop getting her nails done for a wedding among 4 killed after driver crashed into Long Island salon

Police say Steven Schwally, 64, had been speeding through the parking lot when he drove through the window at the Hawaii Nail & Spa in Deer Park

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Texas sues Shell over Houston-area chemical fire in May

The lawsuit seeks $1 million in damages, claiming the three-day blaze at Shell’s Deer Park facility caused air and water pollution that violated state law.

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Deer Park chemical fire in 2019 could have been prevented, federal investigation finds

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board found that the ITC tank farm lacked crucial equipment to warn workers about the failure that led to the three-day fire.

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Houston-area chemical fire highlights gaps in Texas environmental enforcement

A fire broke out at a Deer Park Shell plant the day after a public hearing on renewing the permit for ITC, a nearby facility that caught fire in 2019, sparking a Texas Tribune/Public Health Watch investigation that documented failures in state and federal oversight.

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Shell refinery unit in Deer Park had history of malfunctions before fire

Recent “upsets” like tripped compressors, pressure loss and freezing weather resulted in thousands of pounds of unauthorized pollution but no fines or citations from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

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Texas fire: Flames soar into sky as huge blaze at chemical plant 'caused by explosion'

Initial reports said the fire erupted after an explosion at the Shell facility in Deer Park, a suburb east of Houston, Texas. As a result, nine people were hospitalised

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Texas petrochemical plant fire sends 5 workers to hospital

Emergency responders were called to help around 3 p.m. on Friday at the Shell facility in Deer Park, a Houston suburb. A Deer Park official said that there was no shelter-in-place order.

The Texas Tribune

At a heated public hearing, residents urge state agency to reject permit for chemical facility that burned in 2019

In Deer Park near Houston, memories of the massive ITC fire are still fresh. Residents told state environmental regulators they should reject the company’s permit renewal, but officials said the fire won’t be part of the decision.

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Toxic benzene lingered for weeks after shelter-in-place warnings ended following 2019 Houston-area chemical fire

The Texas Tribune analyzed previously unreported air monitoring data and records from the 2019 ITC chemical disaster near Houston and found that high benzene levels lingered in the air for two weeks after public health measures were lifted. Experts say more shelter-in-place advisories should have been issued.

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For years, the EPA and Texas ignored warning signs at a chemical storage site. Then an inferno erupted.

Regulators repeatedly documented — but did little to address — problems at a Houston-area tank farm. Then on March 17, 2019, a fire blew through a corner of the facility, releasing toxic chemicals into nearby communities for weeks.

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Alarm over toxic Ohio water — in Texas

Contaminated water used in East Palestine transported more than 1,300 miles to a Houston suburb for disposal

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Police say Melbourne man accused of puppy scam had more than 100 victims

A 32-year-old Deer Park man will face court, charged with defrauding more than 100 people out of nearly $300,000. He is accused of selling puppies that did not exist.

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