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Accident # | 112592 |
State Police # | 509-0399 |
Accident Date | 2009-02-08 |
Report Date | 2009-02-13 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Vacuum Gas Oil | 2.5h | NO | NO | NO | 336.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
A Vacuum Gas Oil (VGO) pipe was being placed into service, material escaped from a high point bleeder and caught fire from a nearby ignition source. The fire was quickly extinguished by field personnel and the line was isolated. The incident took place in the Distillate Hydro Treating unit (DHT), which underwent an emergency shutdown. Some VGO material that did not burn fell to the ground inside and outside of the DHT area containment. Deluge water used to control the fire had dispersed some VGO material in the areas around the unit, however, no VGO was carried offsite. Oil absorbent boom was placed in order to prevent VGO from being carried offsite or into our outfalls.
Valero personnel took measures to stop the leak adn contain spilled VGO. The cleanup contractor mobilized crew to collect and dispose of material.
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