Industrial Accidents, Chemical Releases, and Plant Explosions by Texas Industrial Accident Lawyer and Texas Chemical Release Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Plant explosions and chemical releases as well as other industrial accidents can cause catastrophic damages, severe injuries and even multiple deaths.  Not only are individuals working in heavy industry vulnerable to damages, but those that live close to heavy industry can be at risk.  Despite the benefits of heavy industry, careless people or businesses trying to save money in dangerous heavy industry have caused catastrophic industrial accidents.  Families and businesses effected by large explosions, chemical spills, fires, and other large industrial accidents can often recover compensation from the people that cause the industrial accident.  Below are some large industrial accidents that have caused substantial damage.  Be careful and protect yourself and those that you love.

Recent Industrial Accidents

-CAI Inc. Plant Explosion - Danvers, Massachusetts - November 22, 2006
            - Could be heard up to 20 miles away
            - About 90 homes damaged and around 25 on those were destroyed
            - Approximately 10 people were injured

-BP Plant Explosion - Texas City, Texas - March 23, 2005
            - Killed 15 and injured 170 people
            - BP set aside 1.6 billion to take care of the damages caused

-The Explosion - Texas City, Texas - April 16, 1947
            - The blast took nearly 600 lives
            - Millions of dollars in property, and it scarred the town

-Formosa Plastics Corp. Explosions and Chemical Releases - Point Comfort, Texas - October 6, 2005 and Illiopolis, Indiana - April 24, 2004
            - Five people killed
            - Several others injured

-Union Carbide Chemical Tragedy - Bhopal, India - December 3, 1984
            - 15,000 people died
            - Tons of poisonous chemicals are still exposed to the environment
            - Soil samples show other toxic materials have leached underground, contaminating the
              water supply