国际英语资讯:2 confirmed dead in Houston explosion
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 24-- <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="police">police</span>.</p><p><span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="Acevedo">Acevedo</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="loot">loot</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="site">site</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fullest">fullest</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>."</p><p><span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Pena">Pena</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hazmat">hazmat</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="valves">valves</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secured">secured</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pena">Pena</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 200-<span word="gallon">gallon</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 757 <span word="liters">liters</span>) <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="propylene">propylene</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span>, <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Watson">Watson</span> <span word="Grinding">Grinding</span> & <span word="Manufacturing">Manufacturing</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>., <span word="about">about</span> 25 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>. <span word="Entire">Entire</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="blown">blown</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="foundations">foundations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adjoining">adjoining</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>. <span word="Debris">Debris</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>, <span word="doors">doors</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="garage">garage</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 400 <span word="meters">meters</span>).</p><p><span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="Sylvester">Sylvester</span> <span word="Turner">Turner</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="staging">staging</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="established">established</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precaution">precaution</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p>
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