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Crude oil tank eruption rattles Texas city

Associated Press -- GALVESTON, Texas -- A crude oil tank has exploded and is burning on waterfront docks in Galveston, Texas, rattling the island city. No injuries have been reported.

Fire companies from Texas City and La Marque came from mainland Texas to join their Galveston counterparts in fighting the fire on the city's northern waterfront.

City spokeswoman Alicia Cahill says two tanks were burning after the 7:30 p.m. Thursday explosion near the bridge to Pelican Island, an industrialized barrier island just north of downtown Galveston. The bridge to Pelican Island is closed. People at Texas A&M University at Galveston, which is on Pelican Island, are being asked to stay in place.

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Submitted Feb 24, 2012 By: Martinman

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drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,950 Points:753,185 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 8:42:13 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Interesting that this occurred at a biodiesel plant.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,950 Points:753,185 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 8:40:24 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Update as original story had some incorrect info:GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- Emergency crews stayed on the scene of a three-alarm fuel tank fire in Galveston all night to completely put out the flames. Firefighters were about to contain the flames at Galveston Bay Biodiesel on Old Port Industrial Road near the Galveston Ship Channel. This, after a fire started in a tank of light crude around 7pm last night. A total of 35 firefighters from the Texas City, La Marque and Galveston fire departments fought the fire. Firefighters put foam on it to keep it from spreading, but light crude burned for quite some time. They were able to keep it from spreading to nearby tanks. Crews were able to contain the flames around 10pm, and worked through the night. The fire flared overnight when some foam blew off. Firefighters had to put down another layer of foam. "We're trying to relieve our crews because of the intense heat of the fire," said City of Galveston spokeswoman Alicia Cahill. "In the meantime, we've activated our mutual aid agreements with Jamaica Beach and Texas City to protect the rest of Galveston Island." The fire was far enough away from neighborhoods, but a precautionary shelter in place was issued for the A&M campus in Galveston. About 850 students were forced to stay campus for more than three hours. "Right now, the wind is blowing toward our bay area and toward the Ship Channel. It's blowing away from Galveston Island and the officials at the university felt that without knowing when the fire would be extinguished, this would be the best thing to do for their students," Cahill said. The Pelican Island bridge also was also closed for about three hours Thursday night, but it reopened shortly before 10:30pm. The areas around the site, including access along Harborside between 29th and 51st streets, were restricted but reopened by 11:30pm. Initially, we received word that two fuel tanks were on fire, but authorities later determined that only one tank was. There's no word yet on how that tanker caught fire. At least one firefighter was transported for smoke inhalation, but no other injuries have been reported. Link
bullet226 Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,716 Points:534,915 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 6:29:20 AM Ignore bullet226 Report Abuse Uh oh
skippypa Champion Author Hawaii Posts:8,481 Points:1,741,905 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 6:20:15 AM Ignore skippypa Report Abuse Ok!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chem60 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,827 Points:814,025 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 6:16:52 AM Ignore Chem60 Report Abuse With apologies to Glen Campbell: "Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea waves crashing While I watch the oil tanks flashing" I hope they get it under control quickly and nobody gets injured.
ReddevilNO Champion Author New Orleans Posts:3,376 Points:582,040 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 5:45:36 AM Ignore ReddevilNO Report Abuse Yeah, and the price goes even higher, right?
Luckylindy Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:4,519 Points:1,128,045 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 5:26:15 AM Ignore Luckylindy Report Abuse I feel another jump in gas prices shortly.
BBopp Champion Author Dayton Posts:6,839 Points:1,938,455 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 4:56:39 AM Ignore BBopp Report Abuse At the rate we are going with explosions and other issues at refineries, we won't have to worry much longer about fuel prices.
Yooperheart Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,425 Points:528,000 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 4:54:47 AM Ignore Yooperheart Report Abuse Another spike on the way....
lgwhitlock Champion Author Chico Posts:7,390 Points:1,686,470 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:58:58 AM Ignore lgwhitlock Report Abuse Hopefully there are no other tanks close enough to catch fire...
Pozole Champion Author Portland Posts:9,603 Points:1,595,495 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:51:20 AM Ignore Pozole Report Abuse ...oh, crap, another excuse to drive the gas price rocket ride...
runner74 Champion Author Washington Posts:2,709 Points:569,215 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:24:29 AM Ignore runner74 Report Abuse interesting how these things happen when they want prices to go up
billey32 Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:1,359 Points:351,210 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:22:11 AM Ignore billey32 Report Abuse Ok
Quick68 Champion Author Columbus Posts:8,228 Points:1,226,775 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:20:49 AM Ignore Quick68 Report Abuse Well our corrupt & greedy big oil & government said gas will be at $5.00 a gallon by summer but I didn't think it would happen like this. Funny how something this big can blow up & burn with no one getting hurt. The crew must have been told to leave the tanker before it exploded. This way no one can sue for being hurt or killed.
BigDogOH Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:8,508 Points:1,808,795 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:18:10 AM Ignore BigDogOH Report Abuse Terrorism
TommyTraveler Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:8,684 Points:1,699,280 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:17:06 AM Ignore TommyTraveler Report Abuse Glad no one was killed there.
OldMan322 Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,160 Points:1,595,715 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:16:30 AM Ignore OldMan322 Report Abuse "1fulltank" Why YES !!!!
LostToo Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,392 Points:975,315 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:15:50 AM Ignore LostToo Report Abuse WoW! Anybody know where I can see some pictures or video?
btex49 Champion Author Austin Posts:2,720 Points:531,080 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:14:53 AM Ignore btex49 Report Abuse Why did it explode? I guess it does not matter. The ghost of Rahm Immanuel will "waste no opportunity" to spin this in some twisted manner.
tcfenske Champion Author California Posts:4,102 Points:789,590 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:14:29 AM Ignore tcfenske Report Abuse This will be worth a $0.50 rise in California
MadDogUSMC Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:20,307 Points:2,872,665 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:13:28 AM Ignore MadDogUSMC Report Abuse There goes the losers we call speculators! Gas will be going up now...sigh
1fulltank Champion Author Buffalo Posts:7,908 Points:1,545,285 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:10:41 AM Ignore 1fulltank Report Abuse So is this goibg to be spun into another reason for a rise in fuel prices?
Amendes Champion Author Fresno Posts:2,525 Points:533,265 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:10:39 AM Ignore Amendes Report Abuse OK
findcheap Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:9,602 Points:2,010,850 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:09:18 AM Ignore findcheap Report Abuse small story
megadiesellv Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,474 Points:503,585 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:06:52 AM Ignore megadiesellv Report Abuse Oil is messy, but what about our own trash that we're building mountains with?
furiousfowl Champion Author Riverside Posts:16,860 Points:2,750,155 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:05:15 AM Ignore furiousfowl Report Abuse another reason gas is jumping
gudrench Champion Author Houston Posts:2,623 Points:529,990 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:02:29 AM Ignore gudrench Report Abuse It's nothing. No one injured, hopefully the firefighters don't get hurt.
Ahking Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,507 Points:603,450 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:59:06 AM Ignore Ahking Report Abuse Oil is messy. It has always been messay. We may have better choices now.
AUREOLAE Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,364 Points:801,165 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:57:23 AM Ignore AUREOLAE Report Abuse and don't forget, Explode here. hate to say, we're exporting more than we're using. Inland drilling is the reason. [Edited by: AUREOLAE at 2/24/2012 2:58:22 AM EST]
DblChek Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,345 Points:615,245 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:53:49 AM Ignore DblChek Report Abuse Drill Here. Refine Here. Sell Here. Employ Here.
gamalerin Champion Author Tampa Posts:4,757 Points:994,485 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:40:21 AM Ignore gamalerin Report Abuse More up again...
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Bezalel Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:12,103 Points:2,291,745 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:36:16 AM Ignore Bezalel Report Abuse Expect gas to go up.
SteelPenny Champion Author Dallas Posts:30,970 Points:2,608,465 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:35:15 AM Ignore SteelPenny Report Abuse Couldn't have been too big. It didn't make the 10-PM news in Dallas.
TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:7,131 Points:1,356,655 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:34:42 AM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse Another Accident" Is it more accidents or just more reporting.
Matt G Champion Author Boston Posts:4,538 Points:2,774,015 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:33:40 AM Ignore Matt G Report Abuse Sad
afghaned Champion Author Hamilton Posts:11,819 Points:1,287,110 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:23:47 AM Ignore afghaned Report Abuse How much will this raise prices?
KrsnaDragon Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,412 Points:532,275 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:23:14 AM Ignore KrsnaDragon Report Abuse How sad for the people who are directly affected by this. I'm curious to know what the storage capacity of the tank was and exactly how much crude oil was lost.
Retowered Champion Author Colorado Posts:8,582 Points:2,686,390 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:22:43 AM Ignore Retowered Report Abuse Sounds like gas going up again.
hamdriver Champion Author Lansing Posts:3,479 Points:1,378,675 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:21:27 AM Ignore hamdriver Report Abuse Yeeow
RENEGADEGAS Champion Author Missouri Posts:14,918 Points:1,592,200 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:19:11 AM Ignore RENEGADEGAS Report Abuse Thats to bad but accidents happen.
OTISFL Champion Author Pensacola Posts:4,615 Points:866,790 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:18:54 AM Ignore OTISFL Report Abuse And there is ANOTHER EXCUSE!!
herndonks Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,116 Points:211,685 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:16:31 AM Ignore herndonks Report Abuse too bad
Krykson All-Star Author Chicago Posts:840 Points:247,285 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:14:26 AM Ignore Krykson Report Abuse Interesting
TekWare Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,166 Points:673,275 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:13:14 AM Ignore TekWare Report Abuse Could this be tomorrow's excuse for higher gas prices? Sure. Why not.
monieet All-Star Author California Posts:964 Points:530,830 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:11:46 AM Ignore monieet Report Abuse Ok!
johnd900 Veteran Author Massachusetts Posts:475 Points:192,305 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:10:55 AM Ignore johnd900 Report Abuse Be interesting to see what the cause of this was.
tessnlu Champion Author Missouri Posts:24,269 Points:1,108,215 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:08:23 AM Ignore tessnlu Report Abuse How sad for the people who live and work around there.
Ron77095 Champion Author Houston Posts:3,065 Points:603,650 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:06:18 AM Ignore Ron77095 Report Abuse What!?
Road-Runner Champion Author Denver Posts:7,046 Points:1,905,165 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 1:59:04 AM Ignore Road-Runner Report Abuse Very scary.