More Man-Made Mayhem In Deregulation Paradise
Welcome to Texas, where medium-to-large corporations can pretty much not have to worry about whether or not what they are doing is going to endanger the lives of people in the immediate vicinity:
A massive explosion of a 10-inch Chevron natural gas pipeline near a drilling rig in Milford, Texas, led the company to ask law enforcement to evacuate the entire town on Thursday. Milford, in rural Ellis County, is about halfway between Dallas and Waco. The cause is still unknown, and the fire is expected to rage for another day.
At 9:30 a.m. CST, huge gouts of flame shot into the air at a what appeared to be a drilling rig, according to local affiliate FOX 4. Black smoke was visible for at least 20 miles around. Some vehicles at the worksite appeared to be seriously damaged. No injuries have been reported so far.
Chevron’s statement simply describes an “incident at a Chevron pipeline” and offered no further details.
