HFD's Sam Peña named metro fire chief of the year
Houston Fire Department announced Monday that its fire chief Sam Pena was named the 2023 Metropolitan Fire Chief of the Year awarded by IAFC and NFPA.
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Houston Fire Department announced Monday that its fire chief Sam Pena was named the 2023 Metropolitan Fire Chief of the Year awarded by IAFC and NFPA.
Facilities that handle flammable gases and other hazardous materials should ensure their workers and supervisors undergo process safety management and emergency response training, the Chemical Safety Board says.
The explosion at a machine shop damaged hundreds of nearby homes. Investigators found that flammable gas leaked into the building and was ignited by a light switch.
Three people died in the Watson Grinding explosion in 2020. On Thursday, the CSB released its final report.
The report found that the explosion, which killed three people in Houston in 2020, was ignited after employees flipped a light switch inside of a room full of flammable gas.