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Accident # | 119092 |
State Police # | 093524 |
Accident Date | 2009-09-04 |
Report Date | 2009-10-29 |
Follow-up Date | 2009-11-05 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 63 days | T-44 | NO | NO | YES | 192,636.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
On September 4th the floating roof of T-44 collapsed and no alternate storage was available as T-61 had been out of service since August 4th. Plans were in place to move the contents on T-44 to the other gasoline storage tank T-68, when the floor of T-68 developed a leak on September 31st and it was taken out of service.
The collapse of the internal floating roof of T-44 could not be anticipated.
T-61 will be back in service by November 6, and T-44 will be taken out of service until then.
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