Anatomy of a Disaster: Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery

Name: Anatomy of a Disaster: Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-03-21
Duration: 56 min
Cast: Sheldon Smith, James Baker III, Glenn Erwin, Don Holmstrom, Andrew Hopkins

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Anatomy of a Disaster: Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery

This U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) video uses expert testimony and computer-animated reenactments to describe and discuss its detailed investigation into the March 23 2005 explosion of the ISOM (isomerization) unit at the BP (British Petroleum) refinery at Texas City, Texas. The explosion killed 15 workers, injured 180 others, and cost BP billions of dollars.

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