Explosions at flooded Texas chemical plant leave confusion over toxic risk
by Tom Dart in Barrett, Texas, Rory Carroll in Housto from on (#30T0R)
Officials give conflicting accounts of whether to avoid emissions after it was flooded by waters from tropical storm Harvey
After fires and two explosions early on Thursday at a chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, that lost power due to flooding caused by tropical storm Harvey, residents of the surrounding area were left unsure if the plant was producing toxic emissions.
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