port arthur shelter at the bob bowers civic center which flooded. it went under water in 20 minutes flat. tonight officials say that the water is beginning to recede. nearby in beaumont, texas, the urgent need tonight is for running water after both of the city s main water pumps were knocked out by the flooding. that means no running water for the 118,000 residents. it s triggered a run at the stores. the military is working to get fresh water into beaumont in the hopes of avoiding a major public health crisis. when the water pumps went down it closed the beaumont baptist hospital to close. 300 patients have been transferred. and tonight the official say there is no way to know how long the situation will last. we ll be staying on the story as the situation develops.
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outside that are bedroom communities, lovely places but unfortunately under water. is that where beaumont baptist hospital is? the entire hospital is being evacuated at this moment. there s a reason. i know about the situation and that s one of the things that obviously hospitals need water and we got two great hospitals here, baptist and saint elizabeth. and they both do exceptional jobs for our community. but without water, this is what the flood can do. we ve got nearly 50 inches of water, which is worse than ike, worse than rita, probably combined. and so we re really dealing with things that are on the chart when you think about a 500-year flood, we re not going to be here 500 years from now.
chemical plant at risk? i mean, that s scary. yes, it is, especially given that we know there are more explosions or pops, whatever term you use, to come likely. the biggest risk is the explosions so if there were people in the impact area that were exposed to that would be the biggest risk. certainly the black smoke and inhalation could also be a risk as we ve seen for officers who have been sent to the hospital. the other kinds of impacts in terms of direct exposure of these organic peroxides can cause damage to the eyes and skin even liver damage. the plant has been evacuated so we don t expect that direct exposure right now. the company has said that the smoke is only irritating and no more dangerous than a campfire. do you agree with that. well, i ll defer to the emergency officials on the