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Marathon Ashland Petroleum (3165), Garyville

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #111745
State Police #090016
Accident Date2009-01-04
Report Date 2009-01-09
Follow-up Date 2009-01-28
Follow-up: Yes

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Naphtha1 minuteUnit 11NONOYES15.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket

A flash fire occurred when a valve above a bank of heat exchangers developed a leak in unit 11.

Discharge Preventable - No

the leak was unforeseeable.

Notes/Remedial Actions

fire extinguished and heat exchanger blocked in. Also it was reported in the hazmat report that butane was a chemical identified during this accident occurrence. Unknown amount of butane release was not identified