Fears of chemical plant explosion as Harvey floods shut down oil refineries
by Tom Dart in Houston and Tom McCarthy in New York from Environment | The Guardian on (#30Q39)
Hundreds feared cut off by flood waters as storm moved east Wednesday, making landfall in south-west Louisiana
An industrial chemical manufacturer has warned its plant outside Houston could explode as fears turned to potential fuel contamination and ten oil refineries in the impact zone of tropical storm Harvey were shut down.
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