Platt Chemical on fire in Greenville

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

Explosions have been reported. Residents asked to avoid Old Leland Rd. View from our Greenville Skycam.

 

[She Mate Me]

Fires at chemical plants are typically really not good.

 

[o_Hot Rock]

This now or was it a couple months ago. You have any news links?

 

[Colonel Angus.sixpack]

I hope that’s not the way the camera is typically aimed.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

Explosions have been reported. Residents asked to avoid Old Leland Rd. View from our Greenville Skycam.

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Do you have people regularly watching cameras for stuff or do you get some alerting?

 

[kired]

This now or was it a couple months ago. You have any news links?

This is today

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[She Mate Me]

This now or was it a couple months ago. You have any news links?

I don’t think he’s posting two month old pics from the weather cameras he monitors daily.

 

[o_Hot Rock]

I don’t think he’s posting two month old pics from the weather cameras he monitors daily.

Fair, I didn't understand where that picture was from and when I googled, all I got was that two month old stuff.

They are a customer of ours and we had orders in process we were delivering tomorrow. We made some calls and we won't be delivering that shipment tomorrow. I can't say I know anymore than anyone other than we aren't delivering that shipment tomorrow. We all may find out a little more as the day progresses.

 

[She Mate Me]

Fair, I didn't understand where that picture was from and when I googled, all I got was that two month old stuff.

They are a customer of ours and we had orders in process we were delivering tomorrow. We made some calls and we won't be delivering that shipment tomorrow. I can't say I know anymore than anyone other than we aren't delivering that shipment tomorrow. We all may find out a little more as the day progresses.

I apologize for being a bit snarky.

I wasn’t kidding about fires at ag chemical plants being not good. I hope they were lucky and nobody was or is hurt.

 

[o_Hot Rock]

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19re2rAjki/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Overhead video.. it's not mine

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

I hope that’s not the way the camera is typically aimed.

It's not. But it's where the fire is so not much choice.

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

Do you have people regularly watching cameras for stuff or do you get some alerting?

Little of both. We have people that try to keep an eye on them periodically and they also have AI functions we can set to watch storms and fires. We're also pretty tied in to EMA reports and get alerts that way, too.

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

Last update I got is the fire is under control, but a shelter in place order is in effect. This info is an hour or so old so things may have changed.

 

[Mobile Bay]

Holy crap. I interviewed with them in IIRC 2009.

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

All roads around the plant are now open.