department to extinguish the blaze. Those killed were 24-year-old Juan Martinez and his uncle Jose Inez Rangel, who were performing a hydrostatic test on pipe until they were burned to death by 500 °F molten plastic. Both Martinez and Rangel were employed by Zachry Construction Corp. Phillips explosion of 2000 The Pasadena facility exploded again in 2000, resulting in one fatality. The explosion was again located in K-Resin plant. Phillips eventually sold off the K-Resin brand to INEOS Styrolution in 2016. Today, the Pasadena facility only manufactures high-density polyethylene (HDPE) This complex employs 750 workers for the production of specialty chemicals, including 150 operations and maintenance personnel. See also Chevron Phillips Phillips 66 Phillips Disaster of 1989 Phillips explosion of 2000 2001 Humber Refinery explosion References External links ConocoPhillips Corporate History Timeline Phillips 66 ConocoPhillips Defunct oil companies of the United States Defunct companies based in Oklahoma Petroleum in Oklahoma Automotive fuel retailers Bartlesville, Oklahoma American companies established in 1917 Energy companies established in 1917 Non-renewable resource companies established in 1917 Non-renewable resource companies disestablished in 2002 1917 establishments in Oklahoma 2002 disestablishments in Oklahoma