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Motiva Enterprises (2719), Convent

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #No LDEQ Number Available
State Police #13-05-234
Accident Date2013-11-24
Report Date 2013-12-11
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

Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)

Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

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.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

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.