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Accident Description
A forklift towing a trailer collided with a line containing highly flammable liquid propylene, causing a release and a vapor cloud explosion. Sixteen workers were injured, the process unit was heavily damaged, and a nearby school was evacuated
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Investigation Status
The CSB issued a case study report about this incident at a news conference in Houston on July 20, 2006.