I have had a couple of long-time readers ask me to comment on this, so here goes. Last night there was an incident at a plant outside of Houston, TX that killed at least two people. Early news reports (here, here and here) would seem to indicate that there was a release (one report says 100,000 lbs) of acetic acid, perhaps glacial acetic acid. A number of people were taken to local hospitals, and more were treated on site.
We are a long way from knowing what actually happened at the facility. There has not yet been an announcement about the Chemical Safety Board sending a team to investigate, but with two deaths, that is an almost forgone conclusion.
For a more detailed look at the limited facts available, see
my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/mass-casualty-event-in-texas
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