INVESTIGATION REPORT: Refinery Explosion and Fire / / [released by the] U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

• Pubblicazione: District of Columbia : , : United States. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (341 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Fire investigation$vTexas; Industrial accidents$xInvestigation$vTexas; Petroleum refineries$xFires and fire prevention$vTexas; Chemical Engineering; Safety inspections; Chemical engineering; Petroleum; Fires; Petroleum engineering
• Soggetto geografico: Texas City, TX
• Soggetto genere / forma: Government/court document
• Note generali: Title from resource description page (viewed June 02, 2022).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-341).
• Sommario/riassunto: On March 23, 2005, at 1:20 p.m., the BP Texas City Refinery suffered one of the worst industrial disasters in recent U.S. history. Explosions and fires killed 15 people and injured another 180, alarmed the community, and resulted in financial losses exceeding $1.5 billion. The incident occurred during the startup of an isomerization (ISOM) unit when a raffinate splitter tower was overfilled; pressure relief devices opened, resulting in a flammable liquid geyser from a blowdown stack that was not equipped with a flare. The release of flammables led to an explosion and fire. All of the fatalities occurred in or near office trailers located close to the blowdown drum. A shelter-in-place order was issued that required 43,000 people to remain indoors. Houses were damaged as far away as three-quarters of a mile from the refinery.
• Altri titoli varianti: BP, Texas City, Texas, March 23, 2005; Investigation report : Refinery Explosion and Fire (15 Killed, 180 Injured): BP, Texas City, Texas, March 23, 2005; U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board: Investigation Report: Refinery Explosion and Fire
• Titolo autorizzato: INVESTIGATION REPORT: Refinery Explosion and Fire
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910698539603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Investigation report (United States. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board) ; ; report no. 2005-04-I-TX.