🕒 The incident at the BP Texas City refinery occurred at around 2 am on March 23, 2005.
🔥 The operators mistakenly introduced highly flammable hydrocarbons into the refining separator tower, causing it to overfill.
🚨 The alarm system failed to properly alert the operators about the dangerous level of liquid in the tower.
📊 The liquid feed tower at BP Texas City was overfilled, reaching a level 20 times higher than normal.
🔥 Operators started the burner to heat the feed without knowing that the tower was still filling up.
⏰ At around 12:40 pm, a high-pressure alarm was triggered due to the excessive liquid level.
💡 The temperature inside the tower increased significantly due to a malfunctioning valve.
🌡️ The hot liquid in the bottom of the tower caused a sudden rise in temperature.
⚠️ The tower started overflowing with liquids due to the increased level inside.
🔥 At 2:14 PM, three emergency valves opened, causing liquid to flood the relief drum and create an eruption-like event.
💣 Around 2:20 PM, the ignited vapor cloud resulted in a series of explosions.
🚧 The Chemical Safety Commission believes that the vapor cloud was the source of the ignition.
🔥 The video is about a devastating explosion at a Texas City plant.
💥 The explosion was caused by a pickup truck parked near the vent drum, leading to a chain reaction of destruction and fires.
🚒 The explosion resulted in the death of 15 workers and significant damage to chemical storage tanks.
🔍 The Chemical Safety Board launched an investigation to determine the root causes of the tragedy.
🚧 The explosion at BP Texas City resulted in injuries and missing persons.
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