“Exxon at Baton Rouge”
Fire & Fume, 1989-2020s
[…] This story offers a case study of some recent history at the Exxon (now ExxonMobil) oil refinery and chemical complex at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, beginning with the 1989 Christmas Eve explosion there that killed 3 workers and left extensive damage… Several other incidents through the 1990s and up to 2020 are also covered, as well as reviews of some past litigation involving neighboring residents seeking damages, and one report from the U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) on an isobutane incident there […]