Anatomy of a Disaster: Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 21, 2008

Original language

English

Cast

Andrew Hopkins,William E. Wright,Cheryl MacKenzie,Mark Kaszniak,Don Holmstrom,Trevor Kletz,James Baker III,Glenn Erwin,Sheldon Smith,Carolyn Merritt

Writer

Sandy Gilmour,Daniel Horowitz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt8141254