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Tank explosion at Houston-area plant injures 2

Published: December 9, 2009 4:43 PM
By The Associated Press  

Quick ReadTank explosion at Houston-area chemical plant shakes neighborhood, injures 2 workers

PASADENA, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a chemical plant in the Houston area Wednesday shook nearby homes, generated black smoke seen for miles and injured two workers.

A tank at the American Acryl plant in the Houston suburb of Pasadena exploded just before 9 a.m., Seabrook police Lt. Sean Wright said. The plant is near Seabrook.

TV coverage showed holes in a tank at an industrial complex....

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