The flooded Arkema Inc. chemical plant is seen on Wednesday. — The operators of a chemical plant left without power by floodwaters said Thursday that multiple explosions have been reported at the facility, and they warned that more problems could occur as rising temperatures make the compounds inside volatile and dangerous. Administrator Brock Long says the Federal Emergency Management Agency is still assessing the full scale of the impact of the Crosby, Tex., chemical plant explosion. volunteer fireman with an evacuee in tow answers questions on road closures from bystanders near a chemical plant authorities said is going to explode. Police sealed off the highway following reports of an imminent explosion at a chemical plant after floodwaters damaged its coolant systems.

Source: Washington Post August 31, 2017 01:30 UTC