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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #117168
State Police #092557
Accident Date2009-08-08
Report Date 2009-08-12
Follow-up Date 0000-00-00
Follow-up: No

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Flammable GasNo information givenPFU flareNONOYESBRQ
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)No information givenPFU flareNONOYESBRQ

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

Pilot flame outage at the PFU flare. No RQs were exceeded so no further information is given.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

No information given.

Notes/Remedial Actions

No information given.