No news yet, cause unknown, injuries unknown. toxicity unknown. will update as data becomes available.
Update: KPRC has more info
10 18 20 employees and contractors taken to hospital for eval, no shelter in place issued, explosion was in TDI unit that makes precursors for flexible foam.
Laurie Terry, spokeswoman for the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital In Baytown, said 20 employees and contract workers were transported to the hospital where they were treated for exposures to toluene diisocyanate, a chemical intermediate used in the production of products such as foams and coatings.
The majority complained of eye, nose, throat and skin irritations and were expected to be released today.
One suffered second degree burns and another had lacerations from the explosion itself.
One experienced burns and one experienced asthma as a result of the exposure and may be hospitalized overnight.
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Bayer plant?
Did Clinton bomb another aspirin plant to get the focus off his Fox interview?
Andrew Fastow letting off (lighting off) a little on the pucker factor after getting only 6 years in jail.
Its been reported the people who came in contact with the Bayer chemical cloud have noticed their headaches and arthritis symptoms have gone away.
I was in the Bayer Plant this morning and left about 10:45. Talk about your good timing. The explosion however was in my son-in-law’s section of the chemical plant. He is OK but said about 20 people had mino injuries but no fatalities thank the Lord.
Hogfan, that is what I call excellent timing on your part. I’m glad to hear your son-in-law is OK too.
SOME people around here have no sense of decorum at all.
This place makes phosgene gas. REAL bad stuff used in WWI as a chemical warfare agent. Smells like new moan hay. One good lung full and your dead in about 8-24 hours.
And TDI is not very nice either. Also causes severe allergic reactions and edema.
Better make that new mown hay. New moan hay is way too noisy.
#8, but rolling in it can be awful fun.
Maltboy you beat me to the punch on that one. Kudos.
Moen hay is a hole ‘nuther story though
Hogfan
Thank God that you and your son-in-law are both okay. I hope all the others will be released with no major injuries.
Hogfan,
Glad to hear you and son-in-law are OK.
A fellow draftsman (and friend of mine) works at that plant. Trying to get ahold of the family to make sure he’s OK. Odds are pretty good he was indoors at the time of the explosion, at least I’m hoping so.
Well my friend is OK. Turns out he would have been out in that unit this morning, but he got hit in the head with a softball this past weekend and had stitches, so he couldn’t wear a hardhat. Maybe the luckiest blow to the head he ever took.
I was a draftsman in another life years ago.
My brother works at one of those Bayer/Baytown plants, and he’s on the firefighting team.
He’s also in charge of their emergency response team.
The Dude
Thank God your friend is okay!
Big45Iron
Hope your brother is okay! What a job!
My father works there!!!
Wow nice to see several draftsmen on here!!! so am i!