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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2004
Page
1
Negotiations between the city and Baytown firefighters heated up Friday as the union presented a surprise proposal after lunch. The proposal would allow overtime as time off or pay and freeze premiums and co payments during the contract. The current contract expires September 30 and no new proposals can be brought after Friday.
A valve failure re ignited flames at Duke Energy Moss Bluff storage site after an explosion, extending a blaze that sent flames 150 to 200 feet high. No injuries reported as officials tighten evacuation to three miles and monitor progress toward capping the cavern. An onsite employee escaped unharmed and gas supply was shut off.
At the Texas Country Inn near I 10 evacuees from the Moss Bluff gas storage fire occupy rooms as Duke Energy coordinates the response. After a second explosion authorities widened the evacuation zone to three miles and about 75 families are displaced. Duke Energy pays for lodging while residents await updates and potential return timing amid the fire.
Baytown firefighters battled a late night blaze on Bolster Street that gutted the garage and heavily damaged the residence. One person inside was uninjured while two firefighters suffered minor injuries. investigators label the cause as suspicious. Three residents were home, with neighbors and bystanders watching as 21 firefighters arrived with five apparatus.
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