Today marks 9th anniversary of deadly BP plant explosion in Texas City

By ABC13
TEXAS CITY, TX

It happened when liquid waste fumes ignited in an older blowout tower.

The blast on March 23rd, 2005 exposed flaws in job safety agencies leading to rule changes at oil refineries across the nation.

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