Container Rupture News Today

So to watch sort of parse your words this morning, sort of set off, no pun in tended, people in the area who are like what is this guy doing. the its an explosion but i dont understand why youre so picky with words. when you see the fire burning and damage done its clear its more than just a reaction. >> you must not have heard me say that containers ruptured. small pop or sound of a popping sound. what i dont want is the public to think these are massive explosions. were trying to make sure the...

Words and sort of set off, no pun intended, people in the area, who are like what is this guy doing, right? so its an explosion but i dont understand why you guys are sort of so picky with words. was it a small explogs? when you look at the aerial view, you see the fire burning and the damage theres been done. its clearitis more than just a reaction. >> you mus not have heard me say the containers ruptured. a small pop or sound of a popping sound. i dont want the people to think that these are m...

Over night two containers released nont-toxic irritants. theyre saying they dont want to scare the public by saying explosions when they were more like ruptures. listen to how the fire marshall explained it today. >> these are not massive explosions. we want our citizens to feel comfortable. these are small ruptures that may have a sound of a pop or something of that nature. this is not a massive explosion. >> right, small explosion, that is what youre going to call it, im going to call it a con...

Least eight containers on the site to quote, pop and burn or possibly explode. >> these are scarry times. the grounds of the plant had been already evacuated in anticipation of the disaster. it was swamped by more than 40 inches of rain and the electricity has been out since sunday. joining us now by phone, assistant chief of emergency operations bob royal of the harris county fire marshalls office. good morning, im so, so sorry for what youre going through. help us understand the status know, i...