BREAKING Pasadena plant explosion was accidental, fire marshal determines | Fire sparked by liquid petroleum gas leak
The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office said the explosion was triggered as liquified petroleum gas was being transferred from one tanker to another through a hose, and the first tanker had an unintentional leak.
Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia described the incident as a "bleve explosion" involving over-the-road tanker trucks, not rail cars. "When you have a liquid petroleum or a liquid propane inside a tank, the fire that occurred outside can heat the tank to the point that the inside is boiling and the pressure is so great that it overcomes the release mechanisms, the safety valves, and the container holding it explodes," Harris County Fire Marshal's Office Chief Investigator Mitchell Weston said when asked to describe a bleve explosion."Well, you know, this is our life," Arnanoldo Contreras said.
According to the company's website, INEOS makes several products related to oil and gas, as well as other chemicals such as PVC, plastic chemicals and chlorine.The investigation into exactly what happened will continue on Thursday.
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