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Monday, October 3, 2011

Enviro Watch Live Video from a Texas Chemical Plant Fire

Posted by Paul Constant on Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Firefighters were on the scene at the 1600 block of state Highway 287 [in Waxahachie, Texas] at the Magnablend chemical company, which manufactures custom chemicals for a variety of industries, including oil fields, agriculture, pet food and feed supplements, water treatment, construction and industrial cleaning.

This CNN livestream of the chemical plant fire is sponsored, unfortunately, by ExxonMobil™. They're evacuating nearby schools.

UPDATE 10:13 AM: There is a pleasant little stream running next to the chemical plant. It is on fire. This is Rick Perry's America.

UPDATE 10:30 AM: ExxonMobil has removed their branding from the fire livestream.

UPDATE 10:32 AM: Firefighters are working as hard as they can to keep the fire from spreading to some adjoining trees. At the moment, it looks like they're succeeding.

UPDATE 10:55 AM: It looks like firefighters have gotten it mostly under control. Hooray for firefighters! Which corporation is responsible for firefighters, anyway? I'd like to send them a thank-you note. The invisible hand of the market sure smacked this fire down.

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Woah, they still have firefighters left in Texas?

Posted by OuterCow on October 3, 2011 at 10:10 AM

Perry will refuse all federal aid right?

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on October 3, 2011 at 10:20 AM

Just the one, it looks like.

Posted by NaFun

on October 3, 2011 at 10:20 AM

Wow, instead of the rain they prayed for, God sent fire. I don't think He likes Rick Perry very much.

Posted by shaneleopard on October 3, 2011 at 10:20 AM

Oh, great. Chaos at a company that manufactures oilfield chemicals and feed supplements. What could possibly go wrong?

Posted by Brooklyn Reader on October 3, 2011 at 10:28 AM

re: your 10:30 update...

I just fired up the stream thing, and the first thing I see is an Exxon-Mobil commercial. So, clearly, all branding has not been removed.

Posted by Brooklyn Reader on October 3, 2011 at 10:33 AM