By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 29 -- An explosion and fire disrupted the resid hydrotreating unit at BP PLC's 446,500-b/cd Texas City, Tex., refinery, where a Mar. 23 accident killed 15 workers and injured more than 170 others (OGJ, May 23, 2005, p. 37).
There were no injuries in the July 28 incident. BP reported the fire extinguished about 2:30 a.m. July 29, 8.5 hr after the explosion.
The company said there were no harmful emissions but issued a shelter-in-place advisory to area residents while the fire burned. Cause of the mishap was unknown.
The fatal Mar. 23 explosion and fire destroyed an isomerization unit during start-up operations.