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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 128354 |
| State Police # | 10-07313 |
| Accident Date | 2010-12-27 |
| Report Date | 2010-12-29 |
| 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 |
| Natural Gas | No Information Given | FLARE: F107 drum to B1104 flare | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | No Information Given | FLARE: F107 drum to B1104 flare | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Process Upset
"...Citgo was starting up the crude vacuum unit [1] when the F107 drum pressured up and went to the B1104 flare at the refinery. An unknown amount of natural gas and hydrogen sulfide was released in the incident." FLARE.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
BRQ. Refinery letter states that no reportable quantities were exceeded. No Information given.
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