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Anatomy of a Disaster: Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery (2008)
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This U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) video uses expert testimony and computer-animated reenactments to describe and discuss its detailed investigation into the March 23 2005 explosion of the ISOM (isomerization) unit at the BP (British Petroleum) refinery at Texas City, Texas. The explosion killed 15 workers, injured 180 others, and cost BP billions of dollars.
Starring: Sheldon Smith, James Baker III, Glenn Erwin, Don Holmstrom
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Anatomy of a Disaster: Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery Cast
- Sheldon Smith as Narrator
- James Baker III as Himself
- Glenn Erwin as Himself
- Don Holmstrom as Himself
- Andrew Hopkins as Himself
- Mark Kaszniak as Himself
- Trevor Kletz as Himself
- Cheryl MacKenzie as Herself
- Carolyn Merritt as Herself
- William E. Wright as Himself
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