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Explosion at Channelview plant kills 17 in Texas
An explosion at Arco Chemical's Channelview plant near Houston leveled a city block, killing 17 and injuring five. A 900,000 gallon waste tank overflow triggered the blast, with federal investigators en route and the plant's 350 employees affected.
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Channelview
Texas
Richard Bailey
Harris County Sherif
Atvon
Houston
Aro Chemical Company
Sai Jack Johnson
Aroo Chemical
North America
U.S. Secretary of Labor
Gerard F. Scannell
Labor Department
Mike Zugel
Earl McCaleb
Exycee
Warner
McCaleb
Kathryn Cox
Arco Chemical
Austin Industrial Inc
Henry Kelly
Austin Industries
Philadelphia