Page 2 - Fire Triangle News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Listen • 28:36 / When Hurricane Harvey unleashed record amounts of rainfall on the Houston area, it took out the power needed to keep chemicals cool at an industrial plant. A fire broke out that burned for days, causing 200 people to evacuate their homes and 21 first responders to seek medical attention. The flooding from Hurricane Harvey was unprecedented, but climate change is bringing bigger, wetter storms with more flooding. The nation’s largest petrochemical complex is vulnerable, and experts say we aren’t doing enough to protect it. In the final episode of Fire...

Thousands of storage tanks dot the Houston Ship Channel. A new bill introduced this state legislative session would create tougher rules for tanks in flood-prone areas. Click here to subscribe to Fire Triangle, a new podcast produced by Texas Public Radio in collaboration with Houston Public Media looking at chemical disasters in the state. Juan Flores was at home in Galena Park when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in August 2017. As the rain fell, he and his neighbors started to notice an odd smell. “Everybody’s complaining on Facebook, ‘do you smell that? It smells like chemicals, it sm...

Texas Lawmakers Look To Tighten Rules For Storage Tanks In Flood-Prone Areas To Prevent Chemical Spills, Fires Storage tanks have been the source of several chemical disasters, including the fire at ITC Deer Park and a major gasoline spill during Hurricane Harvey. Now, they’re the focus of two bills this Texas legislative session. February 2, 2021, 6:00 AM Thousands of storage tanks dot the Houston Ship Channel. A new bill introduced this state legislative session would create tougher rules for tanks in flood-prone areas. Click here to subscribe to Fire Triangle, a new podcast produced by ...

/ A massive chemical fire near the Houston Ship Channel led to shelter-in-place orders, closed schools and polluted the area's air and water. It took days to extinguish and impacted hundreds of thousands of people. Part two of Fire Triangle explores what the State of Texas is — and isn't — doing to prevent chemical disasters. When state regulatory agencies and companies don't do enough to prevent chemical disasters, community members are forced to take action. We meet two advocates impacted by the fire who are fighting back against pollution in their communities.

X A massive chemical fire near the Houston Ship Channel led to shelter-in-place orders, closed schools and polluted the area’s air and water. It took days to extinguish and impacted hundreds of thousands of people. Part two of Fire Triangle explores what the State of Texas is — and isn’t — doing to prevent chemical disasters. When state regulatory agencies and companies don’t do enough to prevent chemical disasters, community members are forced to take action. We meet two advocates impacted by the fire who are fighting back against pollution in their communities.