An explosion at a major liquefied natural gas plant in Texas on Wednesday heightened fears of pollution and other impacts in nearby communities--and served as the latest example of the threat the booming LNG industry poses to the climate. 'Freeport LNG really doesn't care about us. This is not the first fire.' The blast at Freeport LNG's export terminal on Texas' Quintana Island was reported around noon local time, and no injuries have been disclosed.
But Harold Doty, who lives on Quintana Island, warned that 'there is still no emergency action plan for that plant' despite Wednesday's explosion. 'Originally, the plant said that people on the island should go to the beach and have the Coast Guard pick them up in boats,' said Doty. 'Freeport LNG really doesn't care about us. This is not the first fire. There are often fire alarms at the plant that I can hear from my house.