Channelview Petrochemical Explosion

Date: July 5, 1990 • Location: Channelview, United States

An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Channelview, Texas, United States, killed 17 people and injured 5 others.

An explosion at the ARCO Chemical (ACC) Channelview, Texas petrochemical plant killed 17 people and injured five others on July 5, 1990. It was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in the history of the Greater Houston area.