A bill to help protect families from the dangers posed by fly-by-night chemical container storage operations has passed the Texas House of Representatives.

State Rep. Brooks Landgraf surveys the aftermath of the Permian Basin Container fire site that burned for almost 24 hours last week in west Odessa. (Courtesy Photo) State Rep. Brooks Landgraf on ...

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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A woman and her four dogs were displaced after a shipping container caught on fire in Delray Beach on Tuesday. Delray Beach Fire Rescue (DBFR) said firefighters ...

The containers, which are finished in Louisiana ... Van Schaik said the company is modifying its system to include fire-hardening elements, and this week SuperLA said its Home No. 1 has been ...

WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — A man has died in a fire in a storage container he was using for shelter, authorities said. The Ouachita Parish Fire Department responded Feb. 19 to a report of a ...

Police yesterday sued eight officials of the fire-ravaged BM Container Depot for negligence but left out the owners of the depot. The Chattogram Custom House auctioned off 30,000 tonnes of ...

The Woodlands Fire Department said that when the container was crushed, it released a gas and created smoke but no fire. SFD urged residents to not throw hazardous materials, like acids and ...