Plant explosion in Geismar

[oleheat]

Williams Olefins plant on LA 3115....


God, I hope everyone got out safe.....



http://www.wafb.com/

 

[Emperor]

My biggest fear living here in Baton Rouge!

Never forget Bhopal!

Unsubstantiated report is at least 3 dead!

 

[sandman7925]

Is that the Shell Geismar plant?

 

[crazy white boy]

William Olefins they are reporting injuries. We had crews at 2 plants near by that they sent home. Said it was 2 back to back explosions. I was a Safety Manager and Incident Commander for a Chemical Plant. No fun fighting fires in one of these places. My heart goes out to the contractors working the turn around and I hope they all recover safely.

 

[charlie12]

WAFB is reporting live now that 7 killed

 

[oleheat]

My biggest fear living here in Baton Rouge!

Never forget Bhopal!

Unsubstantiated report is at least 3 dead!

I have heard as many as 7 dead. I pray this is wrong....

 

[charlie12]

Now they are saying 7 burned. Damn media

 

[Neil09]

Guy at Academy just said at least 15 dead. Take it for what it cost you..

 

[Gringo Loco]

One of our guys is in the hospital from this. 4 (total) that we know of, at the moment, are injured.

 

[VeedUp]

Damn, I pray no one was killed. I've been onsite during an explosion and fire, no words can describe it.

 

[crazy white boy]

Damn, I pray no one was killed. I've been onsite during an explosion and fire, no words can describe it.

I can relate to your comment. Fighting Industrial Fires is way more dangerous than house fires. We have a lot more Kaboom factors in the plant to protect. Prayers to the families.

 

[Emperor]

Now they are saying 7 burned. Damn media

Exactly why I hate them so much! My family and I will be dead from a poisonous gas cloud by the time they get the story right.

Comedy removed due to NSA snooping and use of too many "Hot" words!

 

[oleheat]

 

[BOSS351]

Worked last night and woke up to read this here on BS..Man, this is terrible and a plant workers worst nightmare, and I mean truly mean that. Looked at the photo and saw the spheres and those things really scare the crap out of me around fires. Pray for these folks and their families and the responders--its hell for all involved.

 

[Lokin4AReason]

i hope that they can control that fire ....

dont want that to spread like wild fire ....

and hope that no one else gets injuried in there ....

 

[oleheat]

Per DEQ, 30 people removed from plant by ambulance, 3 were airlifted. No confirmed fatalities, thus far....

 

[jms]

Prayers going out for the people at this scene.

In my early days working at Good Hope refinery in Norco ,La..

 

[jms]

Sorry double post.

 

[oleheat]

Damn....

 

[Trueno]

Hearts and thoughts out to our brothers and sisters in Geismar.