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Accident # | 119584 |
State Police # | 09-06330 |
Accident Date | 2009-11-18 |
Report Date | 2009-11-18 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Benzene | No Information Given | Storage tank | NO | NO | YES | 55.0 pounds |
Butadiene | No Information Given | Storage tank | NO | NO | YES | 55.0 pounds |
Flammable Vapor | No Information Given | Storage tank | NO | NO | YES | 1,000.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Pressure vapor vent release on storage tank.
Greater than 1000 lbs of flammable vapor were released, calculations are estimates. The incident was caused by a pressure vapor vent release pressure on the storage tank. They stopped the system completely. It is cleared up now and back in service.
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