'What we see is for many, many years Exxon knew there was a problem and chose to ignore it and chose money, profits over safety, and we proved it at trial,' one victim's attorney said.
"What we see is for many, many years Exxon knew there was a problem and chose to ignore it and chose money, profits over safety, and we proved it at trial," one victim's attorney said.About three and a half years later, a jury awarded five victims almost $30 million following what has been deemed one of the largest industrial explosions on the Gulf Coast.. ABC13 was there when 66 people were treated for injuries.
At the time of the explosion, the woman said she was about 100 yards away from the tower on top of a 50-foot-tall platform inspecting equipment."As we tried to escape, I fell from a ladder," the woman explained. "When I was on the ladder, I thought I was about to burn alive. I thought I was about to burn to death."
"What we see is for many, many years Exxon knew there was a problem and chose to ignore it and chose money, profits over safety, and we proved it at trial," Agosto said.
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