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  1. Clean-Up Underway After Biodiesel Plant ExplosionRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Domestic Fuel

    ... sent at least one piece of a tank through a chain link fence 100 feet away: The blast hit the plant, which is in Hoquiam near the citya s border with Aberdeen, at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, rattling windows in the area and sending out a boom that ...

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  2. Xconomy: Imperium Shuts Biodiesel Plant After ExplosionRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    Seattle-based Imperium Renewables said it has shut down operations at its Grays Harbor biodiesel plant in Hoquiam, WA, following an explosion of a 10,000-gallon glycerin processing tank yesterday afternoon.

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  3. Explosion at Grays Harbor biodiesel plantRead the original story

    Thursday | KREM-TV Spokane

    HOQUIAM, Wash. An explosion at the Imperium Biodiesel refinery Wednesday afternoon forced the evacuation of several nearby businesses.

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  4. Glycerin tank explodes at biodiesel plantRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday | KATU-TV Portland

    A thunderous explosion rocked the Hoquiam/Aberdeen area Wednesday afternoon after a glycerin tank blew up at the town's biodiesel plant.

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  5. View CommentsRead the original story

    Thursday | Headwaters News

    Explosion shuts down biodiesel plant in Washington state A glycerin-processing tank at the Imperium Grays Harbor Biodiesel Plant between Aberdeen and Hoquiam exploded Wednesday afternoon, damaging an adjacent tank containing sulfuric acid and shutting down the facility in Washington state; none of the six employees at the plant were hurt.

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    Thursday | Headwaters News

    Send this Headwaters page to a friend or colleague: Explosion shuts down biodiesel plant in Washington state A glycerin-processing tank at the Imperium Grays Harbor Biodiesel Plant between Aberdeen and Hoquiam exploded Wednesday afternoon, damaging an adjacent tank containing sulfuric acid and shutting down the facility in Washington state; none of ...

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  7. Explosion at biodiesel plantRead the original story

    Thursday | Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

    No injuries have been reported after an explosion at the Imperium Grays Harbor Biodisel Plant between Aberdeen and Hoquiam.

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  8. Tank explodes at Hoquiam biodiesel plantRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | KLEW-TV Lewiston

    A thunderous explosion rocked the Hoquiam/Aberdeen, Washington area Wednesday afternoon after a glycerin tank blew up at the town's biodiesel plant.

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  9. Blast rocks big biodiesel plant in Grays Harbor CountyRead the original story

    Wednesday | The Seattle Times

    An explosion Wednesday afternoon at the Imperium Grays Harbor Biodiesel Plant sent debris into neighboring properties and rattled windows two miles away.

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  10. Fire Follows Explosions At Major BioDiesel Plant In Grays Harbor County

    Wednesday | KCPQ

    ... plant in Grays Harbor County. The fire reportedly broke out at Imperial Renewables at 3122 Port Industrial Road in Hoquiam sometime around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Greys Harbor undersheriff Rick Scott says 9-1-1 operators have received calls where people ...

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  11. Explosion At Biodiesel Plant In Grays Harbor County, Live Video

    Wednesday Dec 2 | KIRO-TV Seattle

    Several hundred people are being evacuated after an explosion at the Imperium Renewables, a biodiesel plant, in Hoquiam, said officials in Grays Harbor County.

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  12. AF&PA Announces Four New Member CompaniesRead the original story

    Jan 12, 2009 | Paper Age

    ... researchers and plant scientists from the United States, Brazil, and New Zealand. Grays Harbor Paper LP, based in Hoquiam, Washington, is a locally owned and operated company founded in 1993 that produces printing & writing papers, as well as ...

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  13. Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty holds toy driveRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Peninsula Daily News

    ... float won the grand marshal award in the July 11 McCleary Bear Festival parade, the grand exalted ruler award in the Hoquiam Loggers Playday procession on Sept. 12, the grand sweepstakes award at the May 16 Rhododendron Festival parade in Port ...

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  14. Stimulus help not so helpfulRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | Free Republic

    ... districts where unemployment is rampant will likely be some of the biggest victims, some education leaders say. In Hoquiam, Washougal and elsewhere around the country, School Boards and superintendents are turning away what was supposed to be 'free ...

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  15. Shoppers flock to salesRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 28 | The Olympian

    ... is mindful of her spending as a result of the local downturn in the timber industry, Williams said. Larry Lytle of Hoquiam, however, who bought a cellular phone with his girlfriend at the mall, said he plans to spend more this year because his work ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Lacey, WA, Olympia, WA, Pacific County, WA

  16. Week ends just like it began -- stormy

    Saturday Nov 21 | KOMO-TV Seattle

    ... although perhaps a few hours shorter. As we get toward midnight, this second storm intensifies and heads right for Hoquiam, crossing right over Seattle around 4 a.m. and then into the north-central Cascades. That might sound bad for Seattle, but the ...

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  17. Winds, rain ease in Western WashingtonRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | KNDO - Yakima

    ... kesperson says it reopened late Tuesday afternoon. Some high winds reported during the storm by the Weather Service: Hoquiam 70 mph, Bellingham 58 mph, Everett 46 mph, Bremerton 39 mph, Sea-Tac Airport 35, Olympia 36.

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  18. No rest for the dreary

    Tuesday Nov 17 | KOMOradio

    ... coast in the late morning/midday hours and as we said, could gust as high as 60-70 mph again. (Not sure we'll topple Hoquiam's 70 mph gust it received Monday night, but we'll see). Winds will soon increase in the north interior around midday and ...

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  19. Power Still Out For Some In Grays Harbor County

    Tuesday Nov 17 | KIRO-TV Seattle

    ... trying to restore electricity after the powerful storm battered the coast. Northwest part of the District north of Hoquiam: Grays Harbor PUD has restored power to almost all of the substations providing electricity to the area. Approximately 212 ...

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  20. Storm Coverage: Mudslides & Fallen Trees Close HighwaysRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 17 | KCPQ

    ... 330 north of Shelton due to a mud slide. --U.S. 101: closed in both directions from milepost 95 to milepost 124 near Hoquiam due to trees down on the road. --SR 20: closed in both directions at the pass from milepost 134 to milepost 171 due to ...

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