A large recycling facility fire in Dayton, Texas sent heavy smoke into the air Tuesday night, prompting emergency officials to order residents to shelter in place. Reports indicate the fire started around 7 p.m. Tuesday and was largely controlled by...
On Saturday, February 14, 2026, a natural gas pipeline incident in rural Washington County, Iowa, near Brighton and the Skunk River, triggered a dramatic fire and a large emergency response. Early reports indicated the fire was brought under control...
On February 9, 2026, a fire at Valero’s Ardmore refinery in Ardmore, Oklahoma sent five people to the hospital and has since resulted in at least one death. Even though the incident happened across the state line, it is not “someone else’s...
Houston's ice storm has come and (hopefully) gone. In its wake, however, have been left crashes and other cold-related injuries. Earlier this week, we touched on the dangers of snow/ice storms for traffic and commuters; today, we'd like to focus on...
On Jan. 8, 2025, The 14th Appellate Court of Texas slashed $8 million from a $27 million verdict involving Exxon Mobile, and demanded a retrial. This decision in Exxon Mobile v. Brown et al signifies a step away from what has been an increasing...
The Houston-Gulf Coast region contains the largest concentration of oil refineries and petrochemical facilities in the United States. These sites operate under extreme pressure, heat, and chemical volatility - and they are built as tightly...
The US Government has followed through with its decision to close the Chemical Safety Board. While it was announced in July of 2025 that the current administration intended to close the board, many have held out hope that the agency would ultimately...
A major industrial fire has burned through a section of the former P. H. Robinson Power Plant site in Bacliff, Texas, due to a fire that started November 16, 2025. The incident has drawn large emergency response teams from across Galveston and...
A serious industrial fire broke out Friday at the HF Sinclair Navajo Refinery in Artesia, New Mexico, injuring three workers and prompting emergency shelter orders across parts of the city. While little information is available regarding the reason...
Chemical gas exposure remains one of the most serious and underestimated threats to workers in Houston’s industrial economy. The city’s refineries, chemical plants, and construction sites rely on a few critical gases that are used in any number...
