Train leak of xylene prompts brief Odessa road closures
Emergency crews contained a small drip from a Union Pacific tank car releasing xylene on East Highway 80 near JBS Parkway overpass in Odessa. Lanes were closed for about two hours, with traffic restrictions easing after the leak was contained and offloading to another tanker was completed. No evacuations or fire occurred.
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Jbs Parkway
Union Pacific
Odessa Fire Department Battalion
Kevin Doan
Odessa Police Department
Reed Avenue
Loop 338
Garden Lane
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
National Fire Protection As
Sociation
Doan
Raquel Espinoza-Williams
Union
Espinoza-Williams
Odessa
Fire Destroys Half Home on Fifth Street
About 15 000 gallons of water were used to quell the blaze that consumed roughly half the residence. Firefighters attacked from the back yard then the front, with flames spreading to adjacent properties. Electric lines and crowded streets hampered efforts, final suppression at 9 20 p m. Five people displaced. Red Cross to provide shelter, food, clothing, medical aid, and counseling.
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Doan
E. Fifth St
Fifth St
Dean
James Parks
Red Cross Odessa
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Red Cross
Parks
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