BREAKING: Explosiion rocks west Texas refinery

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doxieone (1000+ posts)      Mon Feb-18-08 10:27 AM
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BREAKING: Explosiion rocks west Texas refinery
 Advertisements [?]Edited on Mon Feb-18-08 10:27 AM by doxieone
Source: CNN

Explosion Rocks West Texas Oil Refinery
10 minutes ago

BIG SPRING, Texas (AP) — A sheriff's dispatcher says an explosion rocked an oil refinery in western Texas.

It's unclear whether there are injuries or whether a fire is burning at the refinery owned by Dallas-based Alon USA, which employs about 170 people and produces about 70,000 barrels a day.

Howard County sheriff's dispatcher, who declined to give her name, said: "All I know is that it blew up."

John Moseley, managing editor of the Big Spring Herald, heard the Monday morning blast and said, "I thought it would knock the walls down."

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Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i4TF67BlQp6G-zHtgqAT...

fed-up  (1000+ posts)      Mon Feb-18-08 10:28 AM
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1. quick-fill up your gas tank-another excuse for them to raise prices-hope no injuries nt

 

Lone_Star_Dem  (1000+ posts)       Mon Feb-18-08 10:33 AM
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4. I'm hearing that at least one person is injured. 
 The blast was right about 8AM. Which means that more workers would be there then if it had occurred an hour before.

A near by college is reported being evacuated now. Probably due to the smoke from the explosion.

whereismyparty  (1000+ posts)       Mon Feb-18-08 10:32 AM
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2. Not good.
 Edited on Mon Feb-18-08 10:32 AM by whereismyparty
Usually there are a series of these accidents, and then a spike in prices.

I hope everyone is okay. Their families must be totally freaking out right about now. Oh geez...

liberalnurse  (1000+ posts)      Mon Feb-18-08 10:59 AM
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16. Probably working short staffed, over-worked, underpaid
 employees using old, broken-down, refurbished equipment. Such bottom line mentality causes many accidents.

 

zanne  (1000+ posts)      Mon Feb-18-08 10:34 AM
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5. Isn't this the second time in a week? WTH? nt

Lone_Star_Dem  (1000+ posts)       Mon Feb-18-08 10:36 AM
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8. Kind of, but not really.   
 The previous one was a gas line explosion

ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts)      Mon Feb-18-08 10:54 AM
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14. There Was A Sugar Refinery Explosioon Last Week Too
 Some place in Georgia. I saw it on MSN's website.
The Professor

Phoonzang (549 posts)       Mon Feb-18-08 10:34 AM
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6. How many times does his happen a week.... n/t

Perfect example of wehy you should not eat cheetos and remain in the basement 24/7

havocmom  (1000+ posts)       Mon Feb-18-08 10:36 AM
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9. Might depend on how vulnerable cheney is feeling
 And without his blackmail apparatus functioning with impunity (and immunity) he is probably feeling vulnerable.

 
 

notadmblnd  (1000+ posts)       Mon Feb-18-08 10:41 AM
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12. it happens evey time they want to raise gas prices
 Edited on Mon Feb-18-08 10:41 AM by notadmblnd
and don't have a better excuse to do it.

Sure seems like a lot of refinery explosions in Texas the last seven years. Too bad the gopvernment won't look into safety conditions at our nations refineries.

 

Sentinel Chicken  (1000+ posts)      Mon Feb-18-08 10:35 AM
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7. I don't remember us having regular refinery explosions before
 Bush took office. It seems like we're having one of these about every 4 to 6 months.

Oh for the love of Christ  You are a ****ing IDJIT

havocmom  (1000+ posts)       Mon Feb-18-08 10:40 AM
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11. Refineries ARE getting old. (Companies don't want to build new due to enviro regs)
 Dollars to donuts there is a move soon by GOP to remove a lot of the environmental regs for new refining facilities. Gotta make sure the big fuel boys keep their jacked up profits. Can't ask them to be responsible citizens and keep pollution minimal.

What a load of bullshit there.

Phred42 (306 posts)      Mon Feb-18-08 10:38 AM
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10. The Fascists needed a new excust to raise the price of Gas
 It's time we NATIONALIZED the Oil Industry.

....and place it under the control of Director Ralph Nader

How'd that work last time...................now STFU ya IDJIT

AZDemDist6  (1000+ posts)       Mon Feb-18-08 11:01 AM
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17. I can see it from my back deck on the horizon
 luckily I'm 185 miles away and UPWIND

that refinery is the heart of big spring, that community will be in need of support, send your prayers.....

thank you for your concern

donsu  (1000+ posts)      Mon Feb-18-08 10:58 AM
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15. what is it now in Texas - an explosion every week

of some kind, chemical, gas, oil, etc

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krispos42  (1000+ posts)       Mon Feb-18-08 11:24 AM
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20. Nice to see Big Oil soundly investing their modest profits...
 into safety and equipment upgrades with an eye for long-term safety and production goals. Thank God these solid, upstanding American businesses don't follow the craze of giant executive salaries and instead focus on safety and investing in the latest equip----
Bwaa-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Sorry, couldn't maintain it!

They gave former CEO Lee Bailey a $400,000,000 retirement package. How much safety equipment and production upgrades would this have bought?

 

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notadmblnd  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Mon Feb-18-08 10:41 AM
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12. it happens evey time they want to raise gas prices
   
Edited on Mon Feb-18-08 10:41 AM by notadmblnd
and don't have a better excuse to do it.

Sure seems like a lot of refinery explosions in Texas the last seven years. Too bad the gopvernment won't look into safety conditions at our nations refineries.
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Sentinel Chicken  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Mon Feb-18-08 10:35 AM
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7. I don't remember us having regular refinery explosions before
   
Bush took office. It seems like we're having one of these about every 4 to 6 months.
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fed-up  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Mon Feb-18-08 10:28 AM
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1. quick-fill up your gas tank-another excuse for them to raise prices-hope no injuries nt
   
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havocmom  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Mon Feb-18-08 10:36 AM
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9. Might depend on how vulnerable cheney is feeling
   
And without his blackmail apparatus functioning with impunity (and immunity) he is probably feeling vulnerable.
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[jukin]

Nationalize the oil industry and see rationing and $8/gallon gas.

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Algorem  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Mon Feb-18-08 01:01 PM
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32. Cheney has his assassin cells do these things between murders?
   
Edited on Mon Feb-18-08 01:08 PM by Algorem
it keeps them sharp and makes him richer?
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Phred42 (306 posts)      Mon Feb-18-08 10:38 AM
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10. The Fascists needed a new excust to raise the price of Gas
 It's time we NATIONALIZED the Oil Industry.

....and place it under the control of Director Ralph Nader

Sounds like a great opportunity for another inpotent "NOT ONE DAMN DIME" day!
No wait....it didn't work before so...

[PatriotGame]

Nationalize the oil industry and see rationing and $8/gallon gas.

Look no further than the shit the peanut farmer Carter pulled in the 70's which caused exactly that.

[TheSarge]

It's the Cosden Oil Refinery.  A company called Alon runs it now I think.

At one time it was the largest inland refinery in the country.

It's been awhile since they had any kind of fire there.

But considering it's been around since 1929 the fact it's had so few accidents lately is a miracle.


Here's a story on the place from today:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/021908dnbusbigspringbackground.596870b.html

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liberalnurse  (1000+ posts)      Mon Feb-18-08 10:59 AM
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16. Probably working short staffed, over-worked, underpaid
 employees using old, broken-down, refurbished equipment. Such bottom line mentality causes many accidents.

Again a DUmmies shows a stunning knack for being uninformed.

According to the last safety review by the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 2002, the Big Spring refinery had no incidents.