Wednesday marks second anniversary of the Winston Weaver Fertilizer Plant fire [Video]

LIKE THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN. WXII 12 KARA PETERS JOINS US LIVE TO EXPLAIN THOSE NEW MEASURES. KYRA. HEY THERE, KENNY AND CHRISTINE. THAT STORY, IT’S EVIDENT THAT RESIDENTS STILL HAVE VERY DEEP MEMORIES AND QUESTIONS A YEAR LATER CONCERNING THIS FIRE AND TONIGHT THEY WERE ABLE TO HEAR ABOUT THESE UPDATES FROM THE CITY, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. NOW, CITY LEADERS AS WELL AS DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, HAD THE CHANCE TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY UPDATES ON THE WORK BEING DONE BEHIND THE SCENES FOLLOWING THE FIRE. LEADERS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD ALSO DISCUSSED PERFORMING AN ENVIRONMENT STYLE ASSESSMENT THAT SAMPLES THE AREA’S AIR, WATER AND SOIL. AND A LOCAL NONPROFIT EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE ALSO ASSISTED OVER 600 RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY THE FIRE. ONE MAJOR CHANGE AS WELL ARE NEW CITY ORDINANCES IN PLACE. SO THE BIGGEST CHANGE DISCUSSED TONIGHT WAS THE CHANGE …