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Placid Refining (2366), Port Allen
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 130687 |
| State Police # | 11-02204 |
| Accident Date | 2011-04-17 |
| Report Date | 2011-04-25 |
| 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 |
| Naphtha | No Information Given | No Information Given | NO | NO | YES |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
State police report states that an there was an equipment failure of an unknown cause. However, in an effort to isolate the leak that was discovered, a fire started. The leak was composed of naphtha and was burned into the air. FIRE.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
The leak was isolated. Liquid was contained in a concrete curbed area. The liquid would drain to the sewer system to be processed and discharged. Placid Refining Fire Fighters were called to put out the fire. LDEQ report only. No Refinery Letter.
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