Talk:2020 Houston explosion
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Sources
editIf anyone cares to expand the article, here are some local news sources:
References
- ^ Barned-Smith, St. John; Jordan, Jay R. "The latest: 2 killed, 200 homes damaged in massive west Houston explosion". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "LIVE: Multiple fatalities after massive blast in NW Houston". ABC 13 Eyewitness News. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Deloney, Doug. "2 dead in massive explosion in northwest Houston; no evidence of terrorism". KHOU 11. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
Whoopie doo
editI saw a car that went off the Interstate and wrecked in the median. I'd better go start a Wikipedia article about it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.230.161.142 (talk) 21:40, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
- Really? An explosion killing 2, injuring 18, and damaging 200 homes and businesses isn't notable? *shrug* ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:02, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
As a former broadcast news reporter, I agree with Another Believer regarding notability. In the United States, the virtually every-day occurrence of a car merely going off a highway and wrecking in the highway median is insignificant compared to an explosion that kills two people, injures many more, and wrecks a large number of homes. An argument that the explosion is not notable based on a comparison to the automobile scenario is laughable. If we're going to discuss notability, let's at least use a serious argument. Famspear (talk) 17:02, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- I'm gonna say the notability tag posted on this article is flawed - industrial explosions are rarely events not to write home about. They're infrequent, have a decent impact, and often get significant news coverage. Kirbanzo (userpage - talk - contribs) 02:03, 26 January 2020 (UTC)
- Kirbanzo, I'm going to remove the tag. ---Another Believer (Talk) 02:05, 26 January 2020 (UTC)
More sources
edit- https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/01/31/harris-county-injured-employee-sue-owner-of-watson-grinding-and-manufacturing-after-explosion/
- https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/01/31/live-authorities-provide-update-on-watson-grinding-explosion-investigation/
- https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/nearly-450-structures-damaged-by-massive-explosion-at-watson-grinding-in-northwest-houston/285-d30191cf-1b31-412d-8036-ad750eaa8127
- https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/judge-grants-temporary-restraining-against-city-for-watson-grinding-explosion/285-daad3499-7e9b-45ea-aaa4-5851b8b796f8
- https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Harris-County-TCEQ-sue-Watson-over-Gessner-15017522.php
- https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/01/28/lawsuits-pile-up-for-watson-grinding-after.html
- https://abc13.com/5885170
- https://abc13.com/houston-explosion-workers-family-files-wrongful-death-suit/5882649/
- https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Harris-County-explosion-company-lawsuit-15017380.php
- https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/ceo-walks-back-pledge-to-fix-homes-damaged-in-houston-blast/
---Another Believer (Talk) 14:25, 3 February 2020 (UTC)
- https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2020/02/07/360014/360014/
- https://abc13.com/5911348
- https://www.click2houston.com/news/investigates/2020/02/07/attorney-third-person-dead-after-watson-grinding-and-manufacturing-explosion/
- https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Bankruptcy-judge-lambasts-Watson-Grinding-for-15045066.php
- https://abc13.com/5908593
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/rocky-bankruptcy-debut-for-company-tied-to-fatal-blast-at-houston-plant-11581460991
- https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/U-S-Rep-Sheila-Jackson-Lee-calls-for-federal-15043185.php
Map
edit@TiMike: Thanks for adding coords. Do you know how to add a map as well? ---Another Believer (Talk) 01:56, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Another Believer: yes, I do! TiMike (talk) 02:06, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
- TiMike, Thanks, I'm not seeing a map field for Template:Infobox event, so I'm struggling to add one. ---Another Believer (Talk) 02:43, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Another Believer: hmm, I've done it only a few times, but not recently. If you google wikipedia map template you should be able to find it.
- TiMike, Thanks, I'm not seeing a map field for Template:Infobox event, so I'm struggling to add one. ---Another Believer (Talk) 02:43, 13 February 2020 (UTC)