Public riled at lack of warnings about airborne chemical

Cheryl Warren has become experienced in speaking before Orange County Commissioners Court, but Tuesday she was shaking and near tears. Her son and his family live on Foreman Road, the heart of an air-borne chemical accident Thursday, July 18. At least 150 people went to hospitals in Southeast Texas because of the exposure, according to…

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Lawsuits filed following Orange County railcar chemical incident

The first lawsuits and restraining orders have been filed in relation to the chemical incident at Eagle Railcar Services in Orange which caused a shelter-in-place order for much of Orange County. Beaumont-based law firm Brent Coon and Associates made the announcement via press release July 19. According to the release, Brent Coon and Associates filed…

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Brent Coon files lawsuit stemming from chemical release in Orange County

Orange County — Brent Coon & Associates law firm filed the first of a number of lawsuits stemming from the railroad car chemical release in Orange County that sent more than 30 people to hospitals. The Orange County Emergency Management Office says ethyl acrylate was released in controlled flaring from a railcar Thursday at the Eagle…

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