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(THE CONVERSATION) When fire erupted at the Intercontinental Terminals Co. bulk liquid petroleum storage terminal, large plumes of dark smoke billowed into the clear skies over Deer Park, Texas.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Philip Steenstra, University of Michigan; Rachel O’Brien, University of Michigan, and ...