Thanks for the correction that it was West, TX and not it's neighbor Waco, and the  addition of Tianjin to the list of AN disasters.

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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] One killed, two injured in Wednesday morning tank explosion at Schenectady business

Eugene

I totally agree that fire codes should be applied as intended.  The reality is that governments are not doing their primary job - protecting their citizens. Beirut and Tianjin are located in countries that demonstrably pay little attention to operational safety in any setting. West is located in a state that does not have/enforce fire codes.

 

In the context of the original question "Can this be prevented?", this history does not give me optimism.

 

Stay healthy and stay safe

 

nl

 

 

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