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Chemical fire, Bryan evacuated (7/30/09)


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A plant between Highway 47 and FM 2818 on Highway 21 is currently on fire and spewing ammonium nitrate into the air. (http://www.kxxv.com/global/story.asp?s=10819714#).

Most of Bryan is evacuated. http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/kxxv/docs/evac_zone.jpg

If you see or smell smoke, you should evacuate.

Estimated 80,000 people.

I expect hotel occupancy to be pretty tight in Houston this weekend.

And traffic on 290/Hwy 6 to be slow.

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Estimated 80,000 people.

I expect hotel occupancy to be pretty tight in Houston this weekend.

And traffic on 290/Hwy 6 to be slow.

Don't expect the worse...for one thing, they're probably creating makeshift shelters as we speak (er, type) and there are hotels in Hearne (Holiday Inn Express!), College Station, Navasota, and Cypress.

Besides, do we even know that they might let people return to their homes by nightfall? It's only 5 PM....

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Very good thread title, Iron Tiger. I had been on another site hours earlier and due to the vague topic title, never clicked on the thread.

I'll just do a quick update to make it known this fire was on Thursday.

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