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City council approves hazmat changes stemming from Watson explosion FacebookTwitterEmail An explosion at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing rocked northwest Houston on Jan. 24, 2020, killing three people and damaging hundreds of nearby homes.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer City council voted Wednesday to close a loophole that allowed businesses that store hazardous materials outdoors to skirt city regulation, a change directly influenced by the Watson Grinding & Manufacturing explosion in January. The council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve that change and a few others to the city’s hazardous enterprise ordinance, which lays out permitting procedures for the businesses and how often the Houston Fire Department inspects them.

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