Texas BP oil refinery blast kills at least 14

Thursday, March 24, 2005

TEXAS CITY, Texas -- A thunderous explosion tore through a BP oil refinery Wednesday, shooting flames and billowing smoke into the sky and showering the area with ash and chunks of charred metal. At least 14 were believed dead and more than 100 were injured.

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