19 April 2013 (19:26 UTC-07 Tango 18 April 2013)/08 Jumada t-Tania 1434/30 Farvardin 1391/10 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
The Texas Commercial Fertilizer Control Act requires fertilizer factories to store various chemicals and other ingredients separately, and in a way to prevent fires.
A CBS affiliate in Dallas talked to the owner of the factory that exploded […] Continue Reading…
19 April 2013 (18:47 UTC-07 Tango 18 April 2013)/08 Jumada t-Tania 1434/30 Farvardin 1391/10 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
“We do know in the UN which are the two battalions. Interestingly, one of them was trained by the Americans, that’s what the American ambassador himself told me!”-Zainab Hawa Bangura, UN special representative on sexual violence
United Nations […] Continue Reading…
19 April 2013 (18:06 UTC-07 Tango 18 April 2013)/08 Jumada t-Tania 1434/30 Farvardin 1391/10 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
“It’s still very early to tell who the attackers are and the motive behind it. It’s very unfortunate that we continue losing innocent lives. We will pursue these very heartless people and arrest them.”-Maalim Mohamed, Garissa County […] Continue Reading…
18 April 2013 (17:50 UTC-07 Tango)/07 Jumada t-Tania 1434/29 Farvardin 1391/09 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
Since my last update, five more case reported; one in Jiangsu Province and one in Henan Province, two in Zhejiang Province and one more in Shanghai.
The Chinese government has banned all live wild poultry markets throughout China.
18 April 2013/07 Jumada t-Tania 1434/29 Farvardin 1391/09 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
Mujahideen groups have vowed vengeance for the latest U.S. shootings (guards shooting rubber bullets at prisoners has happened several times over the years) of several illegally detained people at the Guantanamo prison: “The American cowardly troops, who have lost all will to fight […] Continue Reading…
18 April 2013 (02:18 UTC-07 Tango)/07 Jumada t-Tania 1434/29 Farvardin 1391/09 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
The owner of the West, Texas, fertilizer factory that caught fire, leading to a massive explosion that killed and wounded hundreds, says he does not know how the fire started.
A reporter from the Dallas CBS affiliate spoke to him by […] Continue Reading…
18 April 2013 (01:49 UTC-07 Tango)/07 Jumada t-Tania 1434/29 Farvardin 1391/09 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
Policy Department of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea:
First, they should immediately stop all their provocative acts against the DPRK and apologize for all of them.
As the first phase, they should take measures […] Continue Reading…
18 April 2013 (01:40 UTC-07 Tango)/07 Jumada t-Tania 1434/29 Farvardin 1391/09 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
In less than 24 hours there were five new human cases of H7N9, according to the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission.
Shanghai reports yet another case, while Zhejiang Province reported four new cases.
There were no details about the death.
18 April 2013 (23:24 UTC-07 Tango 17 April 2013)/07 Jumada t-Tania 1434/29 Farvardin 1391/09 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
Reports that fertilizer factory had a couple of problems meeting state regulations; fined in 2006, and in February of 2013 a local school evacuated because of a fire at the factory.
USGS says explosion registered 2.1 on richter […] Continue Reading…
18 April 2013 (23:12 UTC-07 Tango 17 April 2013)/07 Jumada t-Tania 1434/29 Farvardin 1391/09 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
“Just like Iraq, just like the Murrah building in Oklahoma!”-D.L. Wilson, Texas DPS
The Texas Department of Public Safety just held a press conference.
More than a hundred wounded. Deaths, but no confirmed numbers. Gas lines being shut down. […] Continue Reading…