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On the northwestern edge of the plant, [1] in a remote utility area, [4] was a 900,000 US gal (3.4-million L) storage tank, measuring about 40 feet (12 m) tall and 62 feet (19 m) in diameter, [11] that temporarily stored wastewater from the plant's propylene oxide and styrene monomer operations. [6]
September 15 – During routine maintenance, a pipeline exploded and burned between a gas plant and a petroleum plant in Goldsmith, Texas. While workers were fighting the fire, another part of the pipeline burst and burned. 6 workers were burned, and another had other injuries. There were a total of 7 fires from 7 pipeline ruptures. [37] [38]
At the request of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the Texas Attorney General opened proceedings against BP for violations of the Texas Health and Safety Code [206] and Texas Water Code, [207] including the release of hydrocarbons through the blowdown stack on March 23, 2005, the prolonged release of benzene from a tank ...
December 18 – A 30-inch gas pipeline exploded and burned at a gas processing plant in Gibson, Louisiana. One plant worker was injured. [197] December 28 – A crew was working an 8 inch gas pipeline to a 20 inch pipeline, near Bay City, Texas, when there was an explosion. Two persons of the crew were killed, and, four others injured. [198]
The gas ignited about 2 hours later, as digging crews were still working nearby. 1 worker was burned, along with the backhoe, a bulldozer, and a diesel fuel tank. [173] August 15 - A natural gas pipeline exploded and burned, near Enderlin, North Dakota. There were no injures. [174]
An explosion has triggered a large fire at a chemical plant in Shepherd, Texas, ... injured and was being treated for minor burns. He said the company has been a part of the community since 2013 ...
A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of ...
Hazmat crews at a Marathon petroleum plant worked to contain a fire and chemical leak that forced Louisiana residents within a 2-mile radius of the facility to evacuate their homes, schools and ...