For this week I read the article 'First Responders Sue Texas Chemical Plant for "Gross Negligence" After Fire and Explosions'. It is talking about how when the chemical plant exploded after the flooding, police and firemen were getting sick and falling to the ground in the roads and everywhere. The author does a good job of relaying the results of the lawsuit, with a verbatim statement from the plaintffs.
One thing the author could have done better is include more in depth medical or scientific details. Pretty much the only description was that the responders "had fallen ill", with no words to what exactly they got and their medical condition. They do quote another publication that had info that the lawsuit was for 'serious bodily injuries'.
What I can implement in my work from this is the long, verbatim quotes from officials or others involved with the events in my written stories.
(Article can be read here.)
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