Fire-extinguishing operations after the Texas City refinery explosion - Wikipedia
On March 23, 2005, a hydrocarbon vapour cloud was ignited and violently exploded at the ISOM isomerization process unit at BP's Texas City refinery in Texas City, Texas. 15 workers died, 180 others injured and the refinery was severely damaged.
The Texas City Refinery was the second-largest oil refinery in the state, and the third-largest in the United States with an input capacity of 437,000 barrels (69,500 m3) per day as of January 1, 2000.[1] BP acquired the Texas City refinery as part of its merger with Amoco in 1999.
Investigation revealed that the direct cause of the accident was heavier than air hydrocarbon vapours combusting after coming into contact with an ignition source, probably a running vehicle engine.
In 2011, The refinery was put on sale to pay for its ongoing compensation claims and remedial activities. It was successfully bought by Marathon Petroleum Corporation in 2013 for US$2.5 billion.
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