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12 Dead In Algerian Hostage Crisis At Natural Gas Plant
by Matthew D. Shaffer on January 18, 2013
At least 12 have been reported dead as the hostage crisis continues at a BP gas plant in Algeria, including Texas resident Frederick Buttaccio. It is unclear how Buttaccio died during the standoff, but U.S. officials have said his remains had been recovered and family notified. More than a dozen al-Qaeda-linked armed militants attacked the dese...
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8 Injured In Montgomery County Gas Explosion
by Jonathan S. Harris on November 07, 2012
An explosion at a propane distribution company near Conroe on Tuesday left eight people injured. Two were flown to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and six were taken by ambulance to Houston-area hospitals, the Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office said. Firefighters responded to AmeriGas after an explosion was reported a...
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Worker Dies After Texas City Industrial Accident
by Jonathan S. Harris on February 13, 2012
A man died after being injured late Saturday night in an industrial accident in Texas City. It appears Virgel James Stoker, 26, was injured while working on industrial equipment used to package products at the Dallas Group of America Inc.’s facility at the Port of Texas City. He died shortly after being taken to the hospital. The Galveston Cou...
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BP Reaches Settlement With OSHA For 2009 Violations
by Jonathan S. Harris on July 12, 2012
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and BP announced a partial settlement stemming from safety violations the company’s Texas City refinery was cited for in 2009. BP was fined $87.4 million in 2009 due to a series of safety violations, mostly stemming from changes not made at the plant after a fatal 2005 explosion. BP will pa...
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Fuel Tank Near Port Of Galveston Burns After Explosion
by Jonathan S. Harris on February 24, 2012
An explosion at a fuel storage and intermodal terminal near the Port of Galveston about 7 p.m. Thursday was heard across the island and into parts of the Galveston County mainland. Firefighters responded to the 3-alarm fire that shut down the road to Pelican Island and left Texas A&M University at Galveston students on lockdown. There were abou...
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Blaze Extinguished At Marathon Refinery In Texas City
by Jonathan S. Harris on March 01, 2013
A fire at the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City on Thursday started around hoses connected to one of the tanks, a spokesman for Marathon Petroleum said. No injuries were reported in the fire, which sent thick smoke into the air that was visible from miles away. No shelter-in-place was ordered because of the direction of the wind, Te...
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More than 150 Injured, Up To 15 Missing Or Dead In West Plant Explosion
by Jonathan S. Harris on April 18, 2013
At least 15 people are missing or dead and more than 150 injured after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, on Wednesday evening. The explosion at West Fertilizer Co. began with a fire around 6 p.m. Volunteer firefighters were attempting to extinguish the blaze when an explosion ripped through the plant about two hours later. The...
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Worker Dies At Galveston Shipyard
by Jonathan S. Harris on November 12, 2012
A contract worker died last week after a construction-related accident in a Galveston shipyard. The man was operating a backhoe from outside the cab at Southwest Shipyard when he was pinned by the boom.A crew was working on digging a hole at the time of the incident. The worker had gotten off the backhoe and was standing behind it when he went t...
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