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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A large explosion and fire at a chemical company in the northeast Bottoms caused hundreds of evacuations Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities said nine employees of the Chemcentral building at 910 N. Prospect Ave. were on the ground when a heated tank exploded at about 2:15 p.m., causing a chain reaction of explosions and a large fire.
No injuries have been reported, but three hospitals are on alert.
The city's emergency operations unit is up and running. The Kansas City Fire Department is urging everyone within a one-mile radius of the blaze to stay out of the area. Crews are going door to door to make sure people leave.
Dozens of fire trucks, ambulances and a hazardous materials crew are at the scene.
KMBC's Martin Augustine reported that the fire appears to be raging out of control and several explosions could be heard. Firefighters said they are trying to contain it from the perimeter. Pictures from NewsChopper 9 showed the fire had consumed several tanker trucks.
Workers in nearby buildings told KMBC they heard about eight explosions, the building shook and that the lights flickered.
A huge plume of smoke could be seen coming from the Chemcentral building. The dark cloud was visible for miles and winds had blown the smoke to Midtown, KMBC reported.
NewsChopper 9's Johnny Rowlands reported that it appeared that something was falling from the cloud of smoke. KMBC's Karen Kornacki said she found some ash that had fallen from the sky. She said pieces of ash, some the size of a shoebox, were falling.
Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency are monitoring the situation and advised residents not to touch the debris.
Rowlands reported that aviation officials have been warned about the plume of smoke and the falling debris.
Chemcentral is a chemical distributor based in the Chicago suburb of Bedford Park.
News story from www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/10955838/detail.html
The Joshua Green Building stands on the southwest corner of 4th and Pike.
There are no clocks at the Joshua Green Building anymore. Carroll's Fine Jewelry closed in 2008 and the clock was donated to MOHAI. It's on the right in this photo, with a surprising light colored paint job. Carroll's purchased this clock in 1930, replacing an old 1890 Seth Thomas that they acquired in 1913. This one is a Joseph Mayer, one if his fanciest.
The clock on the left belonged to Young's Credit Jewelry, and is now on 1st and Main. It belongs to Historic Seattle and is now dedicated to Earl Layman. Mayer built this clock as well. It was purchased by Young in 1922.
I discussed these clocks in my article Pike's forest of clocks.
This photo is on the King County property card for parcel 197570-0305 at the Washington State Puget Sound Regional Archives.
Joshua tried to make guacamole the other night. He dropped the bowl on the floor. It turned out to be the inspiration for our Rock Band name: "Failed Guacamole."
This is our second attempt at making guacamole, a decided win.
My laptop just started doing this the other day. It randomly decides to lock up. The speakers emits a humming sound as the monitor fills with lines and it stops responding. There are no messages in the event logs leading me to think that this is more serious than a software or driver issue. Anyone venture to guess?