BP Refinery Suffered Cascade of Malfunctions Before Fatal Explosion, Agency Says

Government investigators cite repercussions of keeping Ohio plant running in hours before two brothers were killed

An accident at the BP-Husky Toledo Refinery last year killed two people. Photo: David Jacobs/The Blade/Associated Press

In the hours before an Ohio refinery accident killed two workers last year, BP supervisors opted to keep the plant running despite a series of malfunctions and a petroleum spill serious enough to prompt major equipment shutdowns, according to a preliminary report by government investigators reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

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