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1. www.ehstoday.com › archive › articleBP: Final Report Confirms that Personnel Failures ... - EHS Today

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   Dec 8, 2005 · In a final report from its investigation of the March 23 explosion and fire that killed 15 workers and injured 170 at its Texas City, Texas, refinery, BP Products North America Inc. stands by its assertion from an earlier report that personnel failures played a major role in the tragedy.

2. www.csb.gov › csb-releases-new-bp-texas-cityCSB Releases New BP Texas City Animation

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   Oct 11, 2024 · Washington D.C. March 23, 2020 - The US Chemical Safety Board is releasing an updated animation detailing the tragic events which occurred 15 years ago today at the BP America Refinery in Texas City, TX, when a massive hydrocarbon release and ensuing explosion and fire killed 15 and injured 180 others. The massive explosion was a landmark ...

3. www.britannica.com › event › Texas-City-explosion-ofTexas City explosion of 1947 | Explosion, Ship Fire, Death ...

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   Oct 4, 2024 · Texas City explosion of 1947, industrial disaster sparked by the fire and explosion of the SS Grandcamp on April 16–17, 1947, in Texas City, Texas. The blast set off a chain of fires as well as a 15-foot (4.5-metre) tidal wave.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Texas_City_disasterTexas City disaster - Wikipedia

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   The 1947 Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions.

5. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesTexas City Disaster - TSHA

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   Jul 1, 1995 · Texas City Disaster. One of the worst disasters in Texas history occurred on April 16, 1947, when the ship SS Grandcamp exploded at 9:12 A.M. at the docks in Texas City.

6. processsafetyintegrity.com › 1947/04/16_grandcampGrandcamp Explosion 1947 - Process Safety Integrity

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   The Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred April 16, 1947, in the Port of Texas City, Texas, at Galveston Bay. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, and one of history’s largest non-nuclear explosions.

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   What was the Texas City disaster?

   • The 1947 Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions.

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   What happened in Texas City in 1947?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Texas City explosion of 1947, industrial disaster sparked by the fire and explosion of the SS Grandcamp on April 16–17, 1947, in Texas City, Texas. The blast set off a chain of fires as well as a 15-foot (4.5-metre) tidal wave.

   Texas City explosion of 1947 | Explosion, Ship Fire, Death Toll

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   What happened 50 years ago in Texas?

   • "The Explosion: 50 Years Later, Texas City Still Remembers/'Texas City Just Blew Up'/A Powerful Chemical Explosion 50 Years Ago Propelled a Small Port Town Into an Unwelcome National and World Spotlight". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. United States Coast Guard (1947).

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   When did Texas City explode?

   • American National Red Cross, Texas City Explosion, April 16, 1947 (Washington: Red Cross, 1948). Ivy Stewart Deckard, In the Twinkling of an Eye (New York: Vantage, 1962). Fire Prevention and Engineering Bureau of Texas, Texas City, Texas, Disaster, April 16, 17, 1947 (Dallas, 1947).

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   What happened in Galveston Texas?

   • The nearby city of Galveston was covered with an oily fog that left deposits over every exposed outdoor surface. Some of the deaths and damage in Texas City were due to the destruction and subsequent burning of several chemical plants (including Monsanto and Union Carbide), oil storage, and other facilities near the explosions.

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   What happened at Texas City port on April 16?

   • On the morning of April 16, the French-owned Grandcamp was preparing to finish loading a consignment of ammonium nitrate fertilizer at the port of Texas City, near Galveston. About 8:00 am crew members noticed smoke in the cargo area, where 2,300 tons of the fertilizer had already been stowed.

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Grand_Isle_(2019_film)Grand Isle (2019 film) - Wikipedia

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   Grand Isle is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Stephen Campanelli and starring Nicolas Cage. It was released in the United States on December 6, 2019.