Oil refinery explosion in Texas

http://www.oaoa.com/news/big_13990___article.html/explosion_spring.html

 

Thank god for President's Day. Sounds like most people were off.

 

Our photogs and reporters are en route, but I found this photo on the bi-weekly paper's web site in Big Spring, the site of the refinery:




This refinery sits right on the freeway, so I am curious to know if it did any damage to I-20. Also, a junior college is just on the other side of the freeway.

 

I wish I didn't have to work on President's Day too.

 

Man. Whenever I drive past a big refinery area like that, I wonder why this doesn't happen more often, though.

 

First off, it's my hope that there are no serious injuries.

My next immediate thought is, 'OK, now what's gas going up to?'

We had a nice eight-cent jump the other day in the wake of the Venezuelan boycott here.

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

Shoot, I thought for a second it was cold-hearted to consider the price of gas ... but I haven't fueled up in a while and it's time.

 

I think the oil execs have a big TPIR-style wheel with different amounts on it. After news like this breaks, they spin the wheel and raise prices accordingly.

 

That is an incredible picture.

Thoughts are with anyone involved.

 

You'd be surprised just how often it DOES happen, especially in areas like Texas City and Pasadena.