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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #121720
State Police #10-00991
Accident Date2010-02-23
Report Date 2010-03-01
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 GivenPower Former UnitNONOYESBRQ

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: No Information Given

An odor of flammable gas was detected at the power former unit in the T-31 tower.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

BRQ. Refinery letter states that "due to proactive response steps take to isolate the leak, the release amounts were limited to less than RQ thresholds. Incident categorized as "open" by LDEQ as of June 2011.