Fire Breaks Out at BP Subsidiary in Texas
By Associated Press
August 11, 2005, 1:29 AM EDT
ALVIN, Texas -- A small explosion and fire forced the evacuation Wednesday night of employees at a chemical plant owned by a subsidiary of BP. All the employees had been accounted for and there were no injuries, officials said.
Authorities said the fire broke out in an olefins unit of the Innovene plant, formerly BP Amoco Chemical.
The company has two olefins units and three polypropylene units at the site. The plant, which has about 400 employees, is about 15 miles southwest of Hitchcock.
Residents in the area were being urged to remain indoors, authorities said. Innovene is a wholly owned subsidiary of BP.
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August 11, 2005, 1:29 AM EDT
ALVIN, Texas -- A small explosion and fire forced the evacuation Wednesday night of employees at a chemical plant owned by a subsidiary of BP. All the employees had been accounted for and there were no injuries, officials said.
Authorities said the fire broke out in an olefins unit of the Innovene plant, formerly BP Amoco Chemical.
The company has two olefins units and three polypropylene units at the site. The plant, which has about 400 employees, is about 15 miles southwest of Hitchcock.
Residents in the area were being urged to remain indoors, authorities said. Innovene is a wholly owned subsidiary of BP.
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