ITC terminal fire

[FartingMonk 3,608]

https://www.khou.com/mobile/article/news/local/fire-spreads-to-five-additional-chemical-storage-tanks-near-deer-park/285-30ca8f2d-f977-4b38-b2ca-a1f76f6140b5

 

This is bad.   Really bad.  I wouldn't be surprised if that thing burnt to the ground

[Hugo Stiglitz 23,367]

 

[Hpara759 1,780]

How far is this from San Jacinto battleground? 

[El Diablo 4,232]

39 minutes ago, Hpara759 said:

How far is this from San Jacinto battleground? 

And I was thinking that the Santa Ana winds were a Cali thing. 

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

How far is this from San Jacinto battleground? 

A little over a mile.

Can’t see the fire from my building in downtown because of obstructed view, but the smoke is going to be impressive when the sun comes up.

Yesterday around noon I saw the smoke as I drove towards the 5th Ward. I didn’t head out there to take pictures because I had my youngest daughter with me.

I bet all the tank farm operators adjacent to this farm are shitting their pants.

[phdhorn 6,224]

My daughter's moving today from Houston to Dallas.  Guess it's as good a day as any.

[lonestarsooner 121]

Went down to the rodeo to see George last night. Could see the smoke from this thing right after we hit the Hardy coming off 99 coming down from The Woodlands. Got more impressive the closer we got. Figured it had to be a damn inferno. Wasn’t wrong. 

[relapse98 634]

Spent a summer as a pipe fitters apprentice interning at an oil refinery (my mom was in crude purchasing and they had some program where employee kids could come and intern in the summer - I guess to get us to want to work in a refinery). That is a nasty f'in place. Everything there will crush you, burn you with fire, chemically burn you, etc.

Our fire crew was top notch though. They would go out to the local air force  base and cross train with those guys because we made the Jet A fuel they used. But I don't think even our fire crew and the local AFB crew would be able to put out the fire they now have there.

[Pibald 18]

This is my industry.  This is a very, very bad fire, but not the worst.  As well-trained as the fire response teams are, you just have to let this thing burn and mitigate expansion to other tanks.  Unfortunately, the products burning produce so much heat that containing the fire has been impossible to this point.  

It's amazing to me that there have been no injuries.  Given the magnitude of this fire, that's a wonderful outcome.

[Rip76 4,947]

Yeah, I’m assuming it’s going to have to burn out.

I live fairly close, and the smoke is nuts.

So far (from news sources), the tanks that are burning contain Naptha, Xylene, and Toluene.

[Scraps 13,577]

How far is this from San Jacinto battleground? 

Here is a pic

[Scraps 13,577]

One from this morning

[Lobwedgephil 1,139]

Spread overnight from 2 tanks to 8 tanks, but they lifted the shelter in place for Deer Park. 

[DaggerHorns 3,086]

This is now showing up on market reports regarding oil and petrochemical supplies. Kind of a big deal to be on macro economic reports. They have confirmed there is unknown data to report at this time regarding industry supply.

[Rip76 4,947]

6 minutes ago, Lobwedgephil said:

Spread overnight from 2 tanks to 8 tanks, but they lifted the shelter in place for Deer Park. 

Yes, a little strange to me too.

Edited March 18, 2019 by Rip76

[Lobwedgephil 1,139]

To update, 7 tanks not 8, but they think they have it contained. They are letting it burn out, draining chemicals in tanks. Should be about 2 days to burn out according to press conference they just had. 

 

 

[Pato del Muerto 52,598]

34 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

Yeah, I’m assuming it’s going to have to burn out.

I live fairly close, and the smoke is nuts.

So far (from news sources), the tanks that are burning contain Naptha, Xylene, and Toluene.

Those are not great chemicals on their own, but I’ve no idea what the components of their combustion might be. The smoke might be safer than the original vapors. 

Worked at a petro plant in Pasadena a while back, so hits close to a past home. 

[Mappable 37]

grew up in deer park.   worked as a summer hand pipeliner after graduating high school. 

urban cowboy is my go to reference to explain what it was like growing up in deer park.

 

[Llano Estacado 1,257]

La Porte and Deer Park ISD canceled classes.

Pasadena held classes. Wind forecast ENE 10-20.

I find that equal parts sad and amusing.

[clapclapclap 9,000]

4 hours ago, phdhorn said:

My daughter's moving today from Houston to Dallas.  Guess it's as good a day as any.

pm RespectableLawyer about some $ for the mental pain and suffering of this causing her to permanently evacuate.

 

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Naphtha (/ˈnæpθə/ or /ˈnæfθə/) is a flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture.

Mixtures labelled naphtha have been produced from natural gas condensates, petroleum distillates, and the distillation of coal tar and peat.

In different industries and regions naphtha may also be crude oil or refined products such as kerosene. Mineral spirits, also historically known as "naptha", are not the same chemical.

Naphtha know how

[EE2B 1,565]

Here is a pic

That’s a solid humble brag if that’s your pic.

[Scraps 13,577]

Lol friend of mine but i will be there the whole month of May housesitting

[Macanudo 13,012]

10 minutes ago, EE2B said:

That’s a solid humble brag if that’s your pic.

You mean having a backyard that overlooks Stink-A-Dena?

 

I was kind of wondering how that compared to Deaf Smith burning some bridges for Sam.

[Dennis Taylor 18,871]

1 hour ago, Mappable said:

grew up in deer park.   worked as a summer hand pipeliner after graduating high school. 

urban cowboy is my go to reference to explain what it was like growing up in deer park.

 

RIP Uncle Bob...

best line of the movie is from the burial scene..."the family car is waiting". I try to use that at least once a month   

[LonghornJones 837]

7 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

Stink-A-Dena?

You're better than this.

[DaggerHorns 3,086]

I feel like my chances of getting cancer would increase if I hung out in your hot tub.

[SA-KC_Horn 1,295]

21 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Lol friend of mine but i will be there the whole month of May housesitting

What time do I bring the strippers & cocaine?

[SquishMitten 10,435]

6 minutes ago, DaggerHorns said:

I feel like my chances of getting cancer would increase if I hung out in your hot tub.

Small price to pay for free birth control

[Macanudo 13,012]

9 minutes ago, LonghornJones said:

You're better than this.

Fine, Pasa-Get-Down-Dena.

[El Diablo 4,232]

This thread is now labelled as "Hot". Should we be concerned about evacuating Surly?

[DaggerHorns 3,086]

No, we just came up with a birth control solution.

[El Diablo 4,232]

4 minutes ago, DaggerHorns said:

No, we just came up with a birth control solution.

Does it involve rhythm?

[Lhorn 4,963]

2 hours ago, Scraps said:

Here is a pic

That's a nice looking place.  Can you give us an update of the fire this evening when the wife is in the hotter drinking chardonnay?  

[Scraps 13,577]

Lol

[CycleTex87 2,981]

22 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

This thread is now labelled as "Hot". Should we be concerned about evacuating Surly?

Something something username

[Lhorn 4,963]

17 minutes ago, Lhorn said:

That's a nice looking place.  Can you give us an update of the fire this evening when the wife is in the hottub drinking chardonnay?  

Fucking hottub, not hotter.  Damn autocorrect changed that twice on me.

Edited March 18, 2019 by Lhorn

[Trey3216 15,356]

6 minutes ago, Lhorn said:

Fucking hottub, not hotter.  Damn autocorrect changed that twice on me.

[Rip76 4,947]

Getting worse

 

https://www.khou.com/mobile/article/news/local/watch-live-chemical-tanks-near-houston-could-burn-for-two-more-days/285-30ca8f2d-f977-4b38-b2ca-a1f76f6140b5

[Scraps 13,577]

Yep looks like it

[AUS-97HORN 11,823]

20 minutes ago, thestud said:

 Those boys have a set of stones on them or they’re nuckin futs. Or both.

We are talking about firefighters, right?

 

I kinda assumed that was a redundant statement by you and your brethren

[RPM 26,354]

2 hours ago, DaggerHorns said:

I feel like my chances of getting cancer would increase if I hung out in your hot tub.

Cancer is probably 4th or 5th on the list of things you'd get.

[Jshep34 2,321]

These past few days hit way to close to home. i hugged lilshep really close past few days. Uncontrollable fires in a tank farm pretty bad. Let it burn out and start over

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[MissingInAction 25,183]

Filling up my tank before this makes the rounds on facebook.

[Updawg 2,286]

Have they said how it started?

[Brisketexan 105,335]

3 minutes ago, Updawg said:

Have they said how it started?

CCTV footage has been released:

[El Diablo 4,232]

3 minutes ago, Updawg said:

Have they said how it started?

With "Hold my beer"

[BlueGreySky 1,032]

Have they said how it started?

Sorry. I dropped my mixed tape.

[Brisketexan 105,335]

1 minute ago, BlueGreySky said:

I dropped my mixed tape.

I'll take "among the whitest things ever said" for $500, Alex.

[Scraps 13,577]

With "Hold my beer"

Funny but partly true. Exxon had a fire Saturday with no injuries that they got out.

Across the channel "Hold my beer" was heard

[Dewey 3,292]

Been following this since yesterday, company, county and city still rolling with "everything is fine", as far as air quality goes. I was in League City yesterday, read that, walked outside to see the black smoke and thought "I dont know guys..."