# Chemical plant explosion in Texas City, Texas

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 23, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-plant-explosion-in-texas-city-texas/295949 "2005-03-23T21:47:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-plant-explosion-in-texas-city-texas/295949/1 "2005-03-23T21:47:02Z")

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A BP chemical plant in Texas City, Texas exploded today. Flames could be seen from Clear Lake Texas to Galveston- a distance of about 45 miles. Early reports state about 25 in critical or serious condition in area hospitals. Lets hope that is the worst news we will hear about it.

Some may remember when Texas City itself was destroyed in 1947. Amazon carries an interesting book about that disaster: [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?pwb=1&ean=9780060185411](http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?pwb=1&ean=9780060185411)

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**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-plant-explosion-in-texas-city-texas/295949/2 "2005-03-23T21:49:03Z")

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I meant to add that this plant produces about 3 percent of US gasoline supplies.

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**Author:** ![davmilasav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@davmilasav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davmilasav)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-plant-explosion-in-texas-city-texas/295949/3 "2005-03-23T22:01:20Z")

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Sheeeeit! I live in Dickinson, about 10 miles away, and didn’t hear or see a thing! When did it happen? I have friends there! :eek:

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**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-plant-explosion-in-texas-city-texas/295949/4 "2005-03-23T22:08:05Z")

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[CBS Marketwatch article about it](http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B0C241EDB-1033-44DE-858E-B34BAC32A8AA%7D&siteid=google&dist=google) from Google News.

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**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-plant-explosion-in-texas-city-texas/295949/5 "2005-03-23T22:12:56Z")

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Here’s the Housotn Chronicle [article](http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory2/3099477).