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2004-03-31 Home Front: WoT

On TV CNBC says BP denies this fire is a terrorist hit

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Posted by 3dc 2004-03-31 05:13|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Update: TEXAS CITY -- A series of explosions erupted Tuesday night at the BP Refinery here, sending 10 people to the hospital for chemical exposure, prompting local officials to tell nearby residents to remain indoors for about 2 1/2 hours and briefly sending oil prices higher.
Officials said the gasoline unit exploded and firefighters let the fuel that powers the unit -- naphtha -- burn out. The fire was under control by 9 p.m. and completely out by midnight. Environmental experts are assessing the site today. The Texas City refinery is the largest in the BP system and the third-largest refinery in the United States, so the blast helped stoke a brief runup in oil prices today. Only 5 percent of the plant's production was affected by the blast, Clawson said.

Local news sez it's back online, damage confined to small area. These places are always catching on fire, until the WOT started nobody paid much attention. Now it's front page stuff.

Posted by Steve 2004-03-31 12:51:19 PM|| 2004-03-31 12:51:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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