Mar 23, 2005 · At approximately 1:20 p.m. on March 23, 2005, a series of explosions occurred at the BP Texas City refinery during the restarting of a hydrocarbon isomerization unit. Fifteen workers were killed and 180 others were injured. Many of the victims were in or around work trailers located near an atmospheric vent stack.

The Texas City refinery explosion occurred on March 23, 2005, when a flammable hydrocarbon vapor cloud ignited and violently exploded at the isomerization process unit of the BP oil refinery in Texas City, Texas, killing 15 workers, injuring 180 others and severely damaging the refinery.

On 23 March 2005, an explosion erupted at BP’s Texas City refinery, which resulted in 15 fatalities, 180 injured and $3 billion in damages and legal settlements.

Jan 1, 2006 · On March 23, 2005, a BP Texas City Refinery distillation tower experienced an overpressure event that caused a geyser-like release of highly flammable liquids and gases from a blowdown vent stack. Vapor clouds ignited, killing 15 workers and injuring 170 others.

Mar 20, 2014 · The hydrocarbon vapor cloud explosion after liquid overflow from an old blowdown stack there killed 15 people, injured 170 more and exposed numerous flaws in the nation’s refineries, many of ...

• An explosion and fire occurred at the refinery’s isomerization unit • The explosion happened at 13:20 (Houston time) on March 23, 2005 • 15 people died and many more were injured • Note: The isomerization unit boosts the octane of gasoline blendstocks.

Oct 30, 2006 · The explosion on March 23, 2005, was not the only major accident the Texas City refinery had experienced, CSB investigators said. The history of major accidents and fatalities at the plant was summarized in a meeting held in November 2004 by …

EXPLOSION AT TEXAS REFINERY Operating Experience Summary 2005-11 described the March 23, 2005, explosions at the BP America Refinery in Texas City, Texas that claimed the lives of 15 workers and injured 170 others. The explosions and fires occurred during an infrequent startup of an isomerization (ISOM) unit used to

On March 23, 2005, the BP Texas City refinery experienced one of the most serious U.S. workplace disasters of the past two decades, resulting in 15 deaths, more than 170 injuries, and significant economic losses.

Mar 24, 2005 · HOUSTON, March 23 - A fiery explosion with plumes of black smoke shattered a chemical unit at the huge BP oil refinery in Texas City near Galveston on Wednesday afternoon, killing at...