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In a petrochemical-rich environment, fire safety is the first concern. Nnamdi Anyadike takes a look at recently-launched fire safety devices.

Shell says its wastewater storage capacity has been exceeded and that water from firefighters battling a chemical blaze at their facility will be redirected to the Houston Channel which feeds into the Gulf of Mexico.

Two years after ITC chemical fire in Deer Park, Texas close to making new safety rules for industry Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, spent years negotiating with industry groups to get new regulations placed on the chemical industry after the ITC fire in 2019. Author: ERIN DOUGLAS (The Texas Tribune) Published: 8:40 AM CDT May 24, 2021 Updated: 8:41 AM CDT May 24, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — (The Texas Tribune) — In March 2019, a massive chemical fire broke out after a leak at a chemical tank farm in Deer Park spread to almost a dozen other tanks. N...

Texas Bills Push Tougher Chemical Tank Rules to Stem Explosions, Spills By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune | January 8, 2021 Deer Park, Texas, residents sheltered in place. The Houston Ship Channel shut down. Toxic chemicals spilled during Hurricane Harvey. And just last month, seven people were injured in a Corpus Christi fire. These are the incidents that some Texas lawmakers have in mind as they push to require new standards on above-ground chemical storage tanks during the upcoming legislative session. The recent fire in Corpus Christi started at an oil...