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To: unclewest who wrote (111937)	5/2/2005 11:43:08 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) of 793955

Not necessarily a cover up. I've been involved in refinery explosions, including modeling for their cause. In one case, a large cloud of inflammable gas that had somehow ecaped was touched off in at least two points by welders doing a turnaround, i.e., an extensive "remodeling" of the refinery. This could be more or less what happened here, at least according to this report: heralddemocrat.com The fact that a turnaround was involved heightens--at least to me--the possibility that it was simply an accident. They can be very dangeroous. click2houston.com chron.com It's called a "turnaround" because it goes on 24 hours a day until finished. In an effort to save costs, the refinery operators have increasingly used contractors instead of experienced employees who know the refinery like the back of their hand, creating more danger. galvestondailynews.com

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