Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Oh, that Rick Perry...
The first was titled Perry Says State Oversight Would Not Have Prevented Blast.
The second headline was West Explosion Investigation: More Than 70 Agents Searching for Cause.
So... we don't know what the cause of the explosion was, yet the Governor knows that state oversight couldn't have prevented it. Sigh.
I very much liked Abby Rapoport's discussion over at the American Prospect website. It's shocking how unregulated such a dangerous plant was, and it seems almost that the results were predictable. No sprinklers? In a plant which was full of explosives? And then a fire precipitated this explosion? Hmmm....
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Meanwhile, Rick Perry spent the day being dissed by the likes of IL Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on his "escapade" to try to lure jobs from Illinois to Texas, where workers are so well-protected....
# posted by 
: 12:34 AM
: 12:34 AM
The thing about sprinklers is, if they were storing anhydrous ammonia, if you get water on it, it will explode.
The combustion of ammonia in air, however, is very difficult.
The combustion of ammonia in air, however, is very difficult.
# posted by : 10:14 AM
: 10:14 AM
Sure-- but if you put the fire out with sprinklers BEFORE it gets to the anhydrous, you solve the problem. After all, anhydrous is contained pretty well, which gets rid of the problem of "getting water on it."
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