2005-10-06 - Formosa Plastics Propylene Explosion

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2005-10-06 - Formosa Plastics Propylene Explosion


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By: bubaonline @ 2006-12-27 09:25:50
Description: at October 6, 2005.
A forklift towing a trailer collided with a line containing highly flammable liquid propylene, causing a release and a vapor cloud explosion in the Olefins II unit at the
Formosa Plastics Corporation, USA,
(Formosa) Point Comfort, TX, complex
Sixteen workers were injured, the process unit was heavily damaged, and a nearby school was evacuated.

more Info (incl. video) from csb.gov here
news at khou.com
More Info: en.wikipedia.org
Location: Point Comfort, Texas (TX), United States (US)
@ 28.69521800, -96.54073800
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