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Accident # | 160197 |
State Police # | 14-05210 |
Accident Date | 2014-11-23 |
Report Date | 2014-11-25 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 13m | Crude Vacuum Unit (CV-1) | NO | YES | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Release of sulfur dioxide (SO2) due to a flaring event at CITGO's Crude Vacuum Unit (CV-1). The incident occurred due to a brief power outage at an electrical substation for the unit. The duration of the flaring event was 13 minutes.
No information provided on remedial actions taken
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