June 27, 2013
Williams Cos., the owner of a Louisiana chemical plant that remains shut after a fatal explosion, said insurance will cover most of the loss. An explosion June 13 at Williams Partners LP’s Geismar plant killed two people and caused an …
June 26, 2013
State and federal officials investigating the cause of the deadly blast on June 13 at the Williams Companies Inc. plant near Gonzales, La., plan to inspect a key element of the facility that one federal investigator said “failed catastrophically.” Investigators …
June 17, 2013
An explosion and fire at a Louisiana chemical plant claimed a second victim on June 14 as federal authorities were piecing together the cause of the blast that injured dozens more. Scott Thrower, 47, of St. Amant, died at Baton …