What the records say
- When
- 23 Oct 1989
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 29.73° N, 95.18° W
- Description
- 1989 flammable gas explosion accident
- Deaths
- 23
- Injured
- 314
Phillips disaster of 1989
1989 flammable gas explosion accident in Pasadena, Texas, US
On 23 October 1989 at approximately 1:05 PM Central Daylight Time, a series of explosions occurred at Phillips Petroleum Company's Houston Chemical Complex (HCC) in Pasadena, Texas, near the Houston Ship Channel.
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