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In reply to the discussion: Look at West, Texas on Google Maps [View all]progressoid
(49,827 posts)23. It happens all over the country. I saw it yesterday in my town.
I was at our vet yesterday. Just down the street to the south is an enormous oil and solvent company. Two blocks to the north is a huge Con Agra food plant. Lots of houses and apartments between and around them.
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I'm glad you got the order of things right. The plant and storage tanks were there before...
slackmaster
Apr 2013
#2
It is too bad that local planning/zoning officials cannot be sued over allowing the building of
pampango
Apr 2013
#3
People buy the homes and rent the apartments that are built in proximity to these sites.
bike man
Apr 2013
#13
chlorine leak from a train wreck in rural part of san antonio killed a couple people in 2004
sammytko
Apr 2013
#31
From what I heard, the plant had been there since the 50's. It's quite likely that...
Poll_Blind
Apr 2013
#11
A gasoline pipeline exploded at the end of my street in L.A. in 1976; 4 dead, 16 injured
pinboy3niner
Apr 2013
#33