[Al_U_Card]

The Arkema chemical plant has had a couple of "explosions" (containers opening up and reacting to the flood water in the plant) that are "noxious" so not life-threatening, but 10 people have been hospitalized.

Putting reactive chemicals out of harm's way is normally part of the emergency procedures associated with a chemical plant.

[barmar]

Al_U_Card, on 2017-August-31, 09:11, said:

The Arkema chemical plant has had a couple of "explosions" (containers opening up and reacting to the flood water in the plant) that are "noxious" so not life-threatening, but 10 people have been hospitalized.

Putting reactive chemicals out of harm's way is normally part of the emergency procedures associated with a chemical plant.

From http://www.npr.org/s...in-crosby-texas

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Because of flooding from Harvey, the plant lost power — and the ability to safely store chemicals that can explode and cause intense fires.

In other words, they had emergency procedures, but they didn't include this contingency.

[Al_U_Card]

Like the live feed, where the people that made it through unscathed (a very upscale neighborhood) said they felt the authorities did very well as it was impossible to predict such an eventuality. (?!)

Indeed, the plant would have all kinds of procedures but the extra effort to remove those particular chemicals would have cost them a certain amount, so they expect the cost to exceed the benefit. A business decision and, pretty much, business as usual. Without the profit, no business, so it comes with the territory.