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Geismar explosion , A Geismar explosion is the latest breaking story this Thursday afternoon to trend across national news, as Yahoo! Finance reported this Thursday, June 13, that a massive explosion and subsequent fire erupted at a Geismar, Louisiana, chemical plant earlier this morning. The explosion at the Geismar location occurred at the Williams Olefins plant. The plant itself produces over 90 million pounds of propylene every single year, as well as an additional 1.3 billion pounds of ethylene. After the initial explosion, noted the report, some areas of the plant also caught fire, spreading quickly and leading to a full evacuation. Although no deaths from the giant Geismar explosion have been reported yet, several injury reports are coming in. Highways close to the plant have been closed by state officials. Some workers who witnessed the shocking explosion at Geismar took to social media sites like Twitter to tell loved ones they were all right and to spread the news and photo

Hay fever and allergies are forcing one in four motorists to drive virtually blind on Britain's roads, a new report has warned. With pollen at its worst over coming months, sufferers could be driving more than nine million miles with their eyes shut, with a bad bout of sneezing seriously impairing driving, the latest research has shown. More than one in four drivers -- 27per cent -- suffer from hay fever, with the most severely affected sneezing at least once a minute. Danger: Hay fever sufferers could be driving more than nine million miles with their eyes shut as a bad bout of sneezing seriously impairs driving The hay fever season has started early this year because of the unusual weather patterns. But police are warning that drivers getting behind the wheel while suffering from hay fever could be prosecuted. A study by Halfords also revealed that 10 per cent of drivers suffering from hay fever - which could equate to more than a million motorists - said they have been

300: Rise of an Empire , Man of Steel has yet to hit theaters, but the first look at the Zack Snyder-produced follow-up to 300 has arrived And 300: Rise of an Empire returns viewers to the world where the sepia-toned, blood-drenched 2007 blockbuster takes place. But this time, the big battles and slow-motion sword fighting are set on warships. "The idea of this movie was always that it takes place at about the same time of the first one," the sequel's director Noam Murro described to MTV News . "It's as if you zoomed out and saw a bigger time frame and told a bigger story of what happened in 300." The plot, according to the synopsis, pits Greek general "Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Artemisia (Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy." 300: Rise of an Empire isn't out for another nine months or so, but the first trailer debuted Wed

A mother-of-one has a good excuse for avoiding housework - because she fears using everyday cleaning products could kill her. Mary-Grace Milner from Rochford in Essex is so allergic to bleach and other cleaning agents that the slightest whiff can send her body spiraling into a severe allergic reaction. Her symptoms include inflamed skin, soaring blood pressure and blurred vision. Allergy: Mary-Grace Milner with some of the 40 medications she was prescribed to try and reduce her strange symptoms The rare chemical intolerance - known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - is so bad Mrs Milner cannot even set foot in the cleaning aisle at her local supermarket. The 40-year-old was first struck down with the condition last November when an anti-bacterial wipe triggered blurred vision and sore lungs. The bizarre reaction has since forced her to change every aspect of her life. She has had to throw away items from carpet cleaners to deodorants and toothpastes - for fear they will spark a

Some elements of Christmas are certainly more appealing than others, but there is one part few of us do without: the tree. With presents around the base and lights and decorations twinkling, it becomes the focal point of any home at this time of year.  Yet new research suggests that rather than enhancing the festive feel, the traditional Christmas pine tree may actually be making some people ill. Christmas Tree Syndrome — as it is known — is caused by a number of different moulds that grow on these trees. They are found on the trees naturally but they flourish and rapidly increase in number once inside our snug, centrally heated homes. This came to light for the first time in a study conducted by allergy specialist Dr Lawrence Kurlandsky, who was interested to discover why respiratory illnesses peak around Christmas. He asked colleagues at the Upstate Medical University in New York to provide clippings of bark and pine needles from the Christmas tree they’d had in their home. He and

300: Rise of an Empire Trailer has been launched on the internet and receiving good response so far. The first trailer for the sequel to the 2006 epic, 300, has been released. Based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, Xerxes, the plot will expand on the Battle of Thermopylae from 300 and explore the Rodrigo Santoro's character as he evolves from King to God. Director Noam Murro told MTV, "The idea of this movie was always that it takes place at about the same time of the first one. “It's as if you zoomed out and saw a bigger time frame and told a bigger story of what happened in 300. The first movie speaks to the detail of this sequel.” Directed by Noam Murro, the film will star Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro, Lena Headey and Sullivan Stapleton. trailer for 300: Rise of an Empire, the follow-up to 2006 action film 300, surfaced online Wednesday. Similar to its predecessor, Rise of an Empire is filmed in a graphic-novel style, and depicts mortal-turned-god Xerxes in his bid

A little girl has such severe allergies that even a kiss could prove deadly. Isla Franks, six, suffers such severe reactions that she is wrapped in bandages from the neck down for 24 hours a day, to protect her super-sensitive skin. Her condition is so severe that she had to be rushed to hospital after her little sister gave her a kiss - hours after she had drunk a glass of milk. Her parents have to keep her clothes in a freezer instead of a wardrobe - because of her extreme reaction to dust mites. Isla was diagnosed with extreme allergies to eggs, milk, wheat, grass and dust when she was just six months old - and her parents told she would have to be wrapped in bandages to protect her skin. Isla has a special cupboard for her food to stop it coming into contact with anything else. Her mother Katy, from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, said: 'We can’t do the things that other families can - even something as normal as going out for dinner could be deadly for Isla. 'If anything Isla