Exact Explosion Site (Texas City, Texas)
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Based on the aerial photos in the Houston Chronicle, I believe the BP Plant explosion of March 23, 2005 occurred in the tower and processing unit outlined here.
www.chron.com/content/chronicle/special/05/blast/index....
www.chron.com/content/chronicle/special/05/blast/index....
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 29°22'25"N 94°56'20"W
- Harborwalk 9 km
- University of Houston Coastal Center 11 km
- Landfill 26 km
- Solutia Alvin Plant 31 km
- Hoskins Mound Oil Field 39 km
- Hoskins, Texas 43 km
- MSR Houston Hot Laps Track 49 km
- Dow Woods Unit of San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge 58 km
- Velasco, Texas 62 km
- Buiffalo Camp Farms 64 km
- Electrical substation 0.7 km
- Dow Chemical 0.9 km
- Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery 1.1 km
- Styrolution America LLC 1.7 km
- BP Chemical Company 1.8 km
- La Marque Cemetery 1.8 km
- Oasis-Texas City 1.9 km
- Tex-Tin Corp. Superfund site 2.2 km
- Oil Tanking Facility 2.6 km
- USACE La Marque-Texas City Levee 2.8 km