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Backup product storage containers has now been compromised. arkema is limited to what we can do to address the site conditions until the storm abates. they say we're monstering the temperature of each refrigeration container remotely. at this time we do not believe there is any imminent danger, the potential for a chemical reaction leading to a fire or explosion within the site confines is real. so again this is happening right now. one of just a gazillion chemical plants in the affected region. this one happens to be in crosby, texas and there has been an evacuation one and a half miles aroun...

A command post in a suitable he location near our site again they've got homeland security setting up a command post nearby. local news is reporting that a one and a half mile radius has been evacuated around this chemical plant. and the company is being blunt about what's happened here. according to the company, refrigeration on some of our backup product storage containers has now been compromised. due to extremely high water arkema is limited to what we can do to address the site conditions until the storm abates. they say we're monitoring the temperature of each refrigeration container rem...

900 first responders standing by the moment when this storm abates. john? >> talk to me about the storm surge, martin. you did mention that. it could be 10, 12 feet we understand in some parts of the gulf coast. would that be enough to cover for instance where you are? are there low lying area there that are a concern? >> reporter: here we should be all right, assuming it doesn't go above that. so this is about some of the highest area you'll find here. but if you go out on padre island, some of the other islands out here in the barrier areas, you talk 12 feet, that's over some of those areas....