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Pasadena, Texas Chemical Plant Explosion Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured At about 12:45 p.m. on January 26, there was a deadly explosion at the PeroxyChem chemical plant in Pasadena, Texas that left one worker dead and three others injured. According to the Pasadena Police Department, the explosion happened when a tank containing nearly 1,000 gallons…

There were three potentially serious overnight accidents in the Houston area Saturday night, keeping police very busy and serving as a reminder that accidents can happen at any time, and drivers should always be alert. The first Saturday night crash occurred at around 11 p.m., near the Buffalo Bayou, which is just east of…

Worker Killed in Texas Oil and Gas Explosion According to investigators with the Midland County Fire Marshal’s office, a worker with a water treatment company was killed in a fiery explosion Monday while he was mixing chemicals at an oil and gas services facility near Midland. Currently, the exact cause of the explosion is…

Bottled Water E. Coli Recall Apparently, the problems with pathogens in the food supply have spread to processed water. The Niagara Bottling Company in Pennsylvania has issued a voluntary recall for water that was bottled  at the company’s Allentown and Hamburg plants in that state  because of a potential contamination with E. Coli. The recall affects…

Lumber Liquidators Pulls Products Because of Formaldehyde in Flooring On Thursday, one of the largest hardwood flooring retailers in the country, Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc., announced that they had suspending sales of its Chinese-made CARB 2 laminate flooring, because a number of investigations and tests have shown that the flooring potentially contains high levels…

Yet Another Recall for Listeria in Frozen Food There is yet another voluntary recall out there having to do with frozen food and possible Listeria contamination, as Inventure Foods, Inc. has announced the voluntary recall of varieties of its line of “Fresh Frozen” vegetables, as well as its “Jamba at Home” line of smoothie kits….

According to Houston Police, one drunken Texas man who chose to get behind the wheel after drinking too much last Sunday is responsible for at least three separate accidents over three hours, resulting in the deaths of two people, including a 6-year-old boy and multiple injuries to others, including a toddler. According to a…

Defective Quick Release Levers Trigger Trek Bicycle Recall It’s spring, which means we Texans will spend more time outdoors with our bicycles, which means more cyclists on the road, many of them riding bicycles that are either defective or that haven’t been properly maintained. With that in mind, one of the largest bicycle manufacturing…

Last week, in a grisly scene, six students from Victoria East High School in Victoria, Texas were involved in a fatal, two-vehicle wreck. One student died at the scene, while another was airlifted to a local hospital. Two others became trapped in an overturned vehicle and another student was bleeding profusely as officers questioned…

Euro-Pro Announces Shark Vacuum Cleaner Recall for Electrical Hazard One of the largest makers of vacuum cleaners in the country, Euro-Pro, has announced a voluntary recall of four models of their Shark brand vacuums because of a potential shock hazard. Affected by the recall are four separate models of Shark Rotator Powered Lift-Away series…