Talk:Detroit chemical plant experiences explosions, fire; residents evacuated

Lots of these since 9/11

Has anybody else noticed how many chemical and oil facilities have blown up in the USA since 9/11? Would we be told if those explosions were the work of terrorists? Later I will check back to see how many there have been over the past 10 years and see if there has been a marked increase since 9/11.....obviously if it is the work of terrorists and we, the citizens, were told about it; we might be lots more angry about how many of these potential WMDs are sitting in our cities and neighborhoods unguarded. That is where the National Guard ought to be..guarding the nation; imo. Paulrevere2005 16:57, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

• I haven't noticed any spike in these cases over the past 4 years (although Americans are more vigilant than ever nowadays), however when you look at the cases like this - very rarely are human lives endangered. I myself live in a city built around one of the largest (if not, the largest) chemical companies in the world, and right next door is a plastics company. Down a few roads, a chemical waste facility. Routine accidents are bound to happen, it's not a lack of security - it's a lack of knowledge. --Mrmiscellanious 19:41, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

I believe the cause for the recent spike in chemical and gasoline plants is as follows:

• It is no longer feasible to build a new plant, due to environmental regulations and public opposition (in part due to terrorism concerns).

• Therefore, in order to meet market demand, chemical and petroleum companies are running old plants (which may be in poor condition) at maximum capacity.

• This inevitably leads to increased accidents.

StuRat 22:43, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Here's another one on the same day(yesterday)

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050810/NEWS04/508100376/1001 Is this a new story? or part of the detroit story?.

Russian refinery explosion July 26. A recent USA Today story places the context of these refinery mishaps from running at high capacity to meet demand. -Edbrown05 16:21, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Uh,oh..get out the probability calculators; here's 3 on the same day(July 28) all in Texas????

http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/special/05/blast/index.html http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/nation/12248824.htm http://www.orangeleader.com/articles/2005/07/29/news/news3.txtPaulrevere2005 18:45, 10 August 2005 (UTC) ___________________________________

a few more.. http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20050713/cm_usatoday/warningchemicalhazard/nc:742 http://www.thejacksonchannel.com/news/4774869/detail.html http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3668414 http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050805/NEWS/508050393/1001 http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/071605_APlocal_txcity.html Paulrevere2005 01:18, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Hello

Hi, I live near the plant in MI, and have been evacuated from my home. Does anybody know if the company has any liability for my expenses or anything else. Please E-mail me with any advice or suggestions, THANKS. Lubeguy@hotmail.com

You might be able to make a claim on your Homeowners' insurance policy, if you have one, and if it includes a loss of use clause. Otherwise, I think you'll be out of luck - you could try suing the company, of course, but unless the accident was the result of gross negligence, I doubt you'd win anything.

• While I'm not a lawyer, I do suppose they have liability in any expenses that you occur due to this inconvenience. However, that being said - you probably won't recieve any damages due to this, other than not being able to visit your home for a few days. If you checked into a hotel, your insurance might cover it. --Mrmiscellanious 16:26, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

• When in doubt; "sue the bastards!" My mom was messed up in a Georgia nursing home and we got $65,000. for her; here's how to do it;

1. Hire a lawyer; just set aside 1 hour per day between 10 and 4 to call them up and interview them; make sure you only call experienced "civil litigation" lawyers...be sure to get one that does not want one dime from you. One of them will do it on contingency if you have a case. 2.Get a notepad and starting right now keep a record of every penny and second of time that you are having to spend on this incident.Be sure to make notes of the emotional distress. 3.Tell your lawyer to have the plant's owners pay for an enviromental assessment of your home before you move back into it. It could be hazardous now. 4.Do some research yourself. Use the FOIA to obtain all the governmental inspection data/fines re; the plant. Don't give up on finding the right lawyer until you have called at least 100. Good luck; Paulrevere2005 19:58, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Class -action Lawsuit ?

I heard something to the effect that a class action lawsuit has been filed against the company on behalf of the residents, but have been unable to confirm this. If anyone can find a source I would like to add this to the article. StuRat 22:52, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

I confirmed this info via a local Detroit news broadcast, so included it here. StuRat 19:22, 15 August 2005 (UTC)