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Accident # | 82961 |
State Police # | 05-07214 |
Accident Date | 2005-10-08 |
Report Date | 2005-10-14 |
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:
explosion of the firebox in H-46 during the startup of the No. 2 Crude Unit following Hurricane Rita. The explosion occurred when excess air was admitted to a fuel rich environment in the firebox.
No loss of containment occurred from the heater tubes and no fire resulted from the event, consequently there were no excess emission of Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Volatile organic Compounds. Incident under investigation. Heater is being dismantl
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