Hughes like many here in Jackson County has returned to whats left of his home. Hes struggling to scrape up the essentials of life. Connor Hughes storm victim i am just trying to locate some bowls so i can get something to drink hundreds of structures were leveled and thousands of people are without power. Jim smith lost his business when the twister hit. jim smith storm victim my business is gone, its no big deal. Ill uh ill get it all together and restart. Its coming right at us look at this fort walton video mark strassmann, cbs news, rosalie, alabama you can see the path of destruction and the Severe Weather system began here in northeast alabama blew into tennessee and georgia and then headed for the carolinas. South Carolina 100 miles north in tennessee, the town of athens is recovering from extensive property damage. sheriff joe guy Mcminn County we are extremely fortunate that we have not had a fatality at this point. I think thats something that we are very blessed to be able
Mauricio Marin its a sight hard to forget. The pepcon explosion in 1988 killed two people and injured more than 300 people. Chemical catastrophes like that is something Clark County Fire Department hazmat coordinator Richard Brenner works to prevent. Richard Brenner hazmat coordinator clark county fire. Dept. it created a huge mess for clark county and henderson. It affected the whole Southern Nevada area. Mauricio Marin according to the center for effective government. At least 15 facilities that use chemicals across the valley pose a big risk to the surrounding community. One of them is reddy ice las vegas. They use large amounts of ammonia to keep things cold in their facility. Amanda Starbuck center for effective government why they are so dangerous is because they store hdyro ammonia used as refregeriate. This is a deadly toxic gas it can spread several miles from its source if its a major release. Mauricio Marin the company is required to abide by strict rules and regulations. Bu