Anyone hear about the Formosa plant blowing up in

[alittlelark]

Seadrift, Texas? A woman on KPFA got a few phone calls from people in the area saying there was some huge explosion...

I can't find any info... They're talking about other stuff too.

http://www.kpfa.org/

[babylonsister]

1. I haven't heard a word and just googled for it-nada yet. nt

[alittlelark]

2. Same here, this lady said it happened

about 10 minutes ago. 1,000 workers - she's been fighting them to have the plant closed down for years.

[InkAddict]

3. Reuters has got it

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2005-10-06T210732Z_01_YUE675990_RTRUKOC_0_US-CHEMICALS-FORMOSA.xml

but just barely!

[rainbow4321]

4. Explosions reported at plastics plant near Victoria

http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou051006_mh_plantexplosion.cae87da6.html

There are reports of multiple explosions at the Formosa Plastics plant in Point Comfort, Texas.

A shelter-in-place has been issued for residents of Point Comfort and parts of nearby Port Lavaca. A city employee says an elementary school had been evacuated.

"You could see the flames for some miles away from the facility. There is still a large amount of smoke coming from there," said a witness by telephone.

One witness e-mailed 11 News to say she could see smoke from 40 miles away.