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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

Releases of Water

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date		 Point Source(s) Notes Amount of Release
144515

2012-11-07		fin fan in the Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Hydrotreater unit
Cause: A tubing leak released materials from a fin fan in the Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Hydrotreater unit at the CITGO Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex.

Followup: No

Notes: The LDEQ initially reports that a tubing leak in a unit released Hydrogen, Hydrogen Sulfide, and Diesel. However on 11/12/12, the facility reported a false alarm and reported that only water was leaking from the unit in question. The facility shut down the unit and investigated the root cause of the leak. No further action was taken after the false alarm was reported.