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Early this morning an explosion and fire occurred at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, La., the local news reported. At least 30 people are reported injured and person was killed, according to ABC News. Fire, ambulance and rescue teams are at the scene. More details to follow.
A large explosion at a Louisiana chemical plant Thursday has drawn emergency response, and authorities say more than two dozen people could have been injured in the blast.The explosion took place at Williams Chemical Plant in Ascension Parish, Louisiana State Police said, and a fire after the explosion appeared to be contained in the plant.Twenty-five people sustained unspecified injuries, said Pa...
Suffering from a blood infection and worried that his time might be running short, a Utah man wanted to make sure his wife of 66 years knew how much she meant to him. In a touching video posted on YouTube, James Pinegar, 86, asks his wife, Colleen, 85, to come closer to his hospital bed. “This is special to me,’’ he says before becoming emotional, warbling, “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, ...
The Pennsylvania woman who disappeared in 2002 and was declared legally dead in 2010 only to resurface in Florida in April is now facing a year in jail.Brenda Heist left behind a husband and two young children in Lilitz, Pa., leaving dinner on the table and a load of laundry in the wash when she bolted.After 11 years missing -- and presumed dead -- Heist, 54, turned herself into the Monroe County ...
