On December 19, 2007, a runaway chemical reaction during the production of a gasoline additive destroyed T2 Laboratories in Jacksonville, Florida, killing four people and injuring 32 others. The blast, equivalent to about 1400 pounds of TNT, damaged buildings and injured office workers hundreds of feet away.
Designed to Fail: Chemical Release at LyondellBasell
A CSB safety video on the fatal release of acetic acid at the LyondellBasell La Porte Complex in La Porte,...