Explosion at hydrogen fuel plant damages 60 nearby homes in Catawba County

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Hydrogen, made overwhelmingly from fossil fuels, is a trivial "fuel," but it is likely that this case, which is from 2020, it was made via electrolysis probably from thermodynamically degraded grid electricity. (The building was a former furniture manufacturing facility.)

The article is here:

Explosion at hydrogen fuel plant damages 60 nearby homes in Catawba County

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LONGVIEW, N.C. (WBTV) - No injuries were reported in an explosion that happened at a hydrogen and gas facility in Longview Tuesday morning.

The Hickory Fire Department says the explosion happened around 8:30 a.m. at OneH2 Inc on 23rd Street NW.

Officials say all 44 OneH2 employees have been accounted for. It’s unclear how many, if any, employees were inside the facility at the time of the explosion.

It appears the explosion happened near the back, outside part of the building, according to officials. Damage was reported to the building and about 60 surrounding homes...

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