An explosion set off a huge fire at Valero Energy Corps 225,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Texas City, Texas, refinery on Thursday afternoon but the fire was quickly contained, according the City of Texas City Emergency Management office.
I-76 was shut down both ways on Tuesday afternoon after a pileup in the westbound lane. The incident took place about four miles west of Fort Morgan after a strong gust of wind created extremely low visibility.
Some major customers of Boeing Cos popular 737 jets including Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Wednesday they were inspecting engines of the type that blew apart mid-air on a fatal Southwest Airlines Co flight on Tuesday.
Dozens of insurance companies have filed a lawsuit against PG&E in connection with the companys role in wildfires that scorched the North Bay wine country and nearby regions, litigation that intensifies the financial pressure on the embattled utility.
Wind ripped the roof off Lutherwood senior living apartments in Scranton Monday. Emergency responders believe there is no structural damage to the building near Lake Scranton, but the sixth floor is taking on water.
Tulsa fire crews are responding to an apartment fire on 61st Street near Highway 169 around 4:15 Tuesday morning. Flames were shooting out of the roof of a building at Sugarberry Apartments.
Cybercriminals are moving into the terrain of supply chain attacks, masquerading as signed apps, and using ransomware as a distraction to steal money from the network.
The U.S. property and casualty industry continues to show rate increases, with a first quarter composite rate of plus 2%, according to MarketScout. The increase is in all lines except workers compensation, which had a rate decrease of 2%. The trend follows a 2% increase in the fourth quarter of 2017.
A cannabis insurance payout has recently broken prior records in California. The Thomas Fire burned through a legal marijuana business at the close of last year (and the start of this one). The payout for the insurance claim was $1 million — higher than any previous payout in this category.
Authorities are investigating an accident Monday that injured more than 40 people, involving a charter bus carrying New York City high school students that crashed into a bridge overpass.
Strong winds took down a large hangar at Hobby Airport overnight when severe storms rolled through southeast Houston. No one was inside the hangar when it happened. No one was hurt.
The terror in Texas is over as the man suspected of planting explosives in Austin and San Antonio was killed on March 21 after an explosive device detonated in his vehicle as authorities attempted to make an arrest.