Plant Explosion at TCP Port Neches

[JLivi1224]

I've been told they're expecting a third explosion worse than the first one this morning....

Same. That came down from a first responder. So should be accurate

[be12hunt]

Please pray guys. Here we go. Burning under the spheres.

Man that looks like a nightmare.

[DUKFVR]

Prayers up for all involved. Horrible to see.

[lovemylegacy]

Spheres are expected to start exploding at any minute, according to local police reports. Saying this has the potential to "level" Mid County. All of this is from official reports, no here say.

[PondPopper]

Butadiene:

11.5 expansion
Auto ignites at 788 F
Flashpoint is -105 F

If a sphere ruptures you get the picture..

[DallasCoon12]

This is crazy. My Father in law works at Lion Elastomers supposedly right next door. They are thankfully all out of town for thanksgiving but I bet he doesn’t have a job.

[DallasCoon12]

Or a house as they live a mile or so away.

[flywise]

This has the potential to make TC look like a camp fire..

Lord have mercy

[JLivi1224]

Spheres are expected to start exploding at any minute, according to local police reports. Saying this has the potential to "level" Mid County. All of this is from official reports, no here say.

Hearing the same from an LEO friend.

[JLivi1224]

This is crazy. My Father in law works at Lion Elastomers supposedly right next door. They are thankfully all out of town for thanksgiving but I bet he doesn’t have a job.

Yes, lion is directly next door. Close too

[PondPopper]

Any word on what caused the first Hellacious blast early this morning?
I'm thinking a tank Bleve or a reactor explosion.. That was some serious power..

[DirtNap]

Any word on what caused the first Hellacious blast early this morning?
I'm thinking a tank Bleve or a reactor explosion.. That was some serious power..

My guess is a vapor cloud found an ignition source...

[lovemylegacy]

My guess is a vapor cloud found an ignition source...

Very possible. I was thinking a pump failure. Compressor failure?

[PondPopper]

My guess is a vapor cloud found an ignition source...

Vapor will light off and burn big but it won't have that much power/force behind it.. It won't pop with that much force.. That blast had the blast force a big bomb..

[jds247]

Vapor will light off and burn big but it won't have that much power/force behind it.. It won't pop with that much force.. That blast had the blast force a big bomb..

I miss read what you wrote..