Four dead in oil refinery blast >From correspondents in Washington March 24, 2005 From: Agence France-Presse http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12645856-23109,00.html
AT least four people were killed today in a massive explosion at BP's biggest oil refinery in the United States, the British company and US television reports said. BP spokesman Hugh Depland said that the blast occurred at the 486 hectare site at Texas City, just south of Houston, at 6.30am AEDT. He was unable to confirm the cause or any fatalities. But reports said that four people had been killed in the blast at the refinery, which produces 30 per cent of BP's North American oil supply and three per cent of the entire US supply. "We got news at about 1.30pm our time of an explosion and a fire at the Texas City refinery. We are responding to it and we know that there have been injuries," Mr Depland said. The Port of Houston Authority denied reports that its channel had been closed to commercial shipping as a result of the blast. "The channel remains open and fully operational," authority communications manager Felicia Griffin said. According to BP, the Texas City site groups 30 refinery units and handles 460 million barrels of oil a day. It pumps out enough gasoline to fill up a car every seven seconds. Mike Lee wrote: > > Four dead in oil refinery blast > From correspondents in Washington > March 24, 2005 > From: Agence France-Presse > > http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12645856-23109,00.html > > AT least four people were killed today in a massive explosion at BP's > biggest oil refinery in the United States, the British company and US > television reports said. > BP spokesman Hugh Depland said the blast occurred at the 486ha site at > Texas City, just south of Houston, at 6.30am AEDT. > > He was unable to confirm the cause or any casualties. > > But reports said four people had been killed in the blast at the > refinery, which produces 30 per cent of BP's North American oil supply > and three per cent of the entire US supply. > enditem > UNRESTRICTED - UNCONFIRMED > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
