another oil pipeline blows up in US - Texas

[donsu]

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert_read.php?cid=15418&cat=dis&lang=eng


An oil pipeline exploded near the U.S.-Mexico border today, sending flames nearly 400 feet into the air, authorities said. Firefighters shut the flow of crude oil distillate about 10 miles down the pipeline and were waiting for the rest of the crude to burn off. Officials said it had nearly burned itself out three hours after it began. Hidalgo County Emergency Manager Tony Pena said there were no injuries, contrary to earlier reports. The pipeline is owned by Hesco, and the cause of the explosion was under investigation. Farm-to-Market Road 490 west of McCook was damaged by fire and would likely remain closed through the day, Pena said. Phyllis Pilarcyzk owner of the McCook Trading Post, said she knew little "except it was a big boom." She described the rural farming community in northwest Hidalgo County as "30 miles from anything.")
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how's your breathing?

[zanne]

1. Why does Texas have so many exploding plants of all kinds? nt

[man4allcats]

2. How many are there

specifically?

[babylonsister]

3. Because it's so industrialized all along the coast. Stuff happens, things break. nt

[donsu]

4. cause the neo cons boxed in OSHA & regs. went out the window

guess unions too weak to do much

[zanne]

5. I know it doesn't only happen in Texas...

I don't recall specifics of any of them, but I do know that several plants have exploded in Texas and across the south. I think the last one occurred in the north. Whenever I watch the news after one of these events, the sky-view is always of many plants located in one area.