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Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
State Police # | 13-05-234 |
Accident Date | 2013-11-24 |
Report Date | 2013-12-11 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
On November 24, 2013, Motiva reported a small fire that occured at Motiva's Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit in the Main Fractionator Column. After the fire was put out, they discovered a leak on the Top Reflux draw line. They believe this leak caused the fire. Incident duration was approximately 4h.
After a safety plan was developed, the Top Reflux line was isolated. No injuries occurred. The incident was initially reported as potential Reportable Quantity exceedance. However, during the event, no release exceeding an RQ occurred.
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