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Alon Refining (3116), Krotz Springs

Releases of Cyclohexane

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date		 Point Source(s) Notes Amount of Release
154265

2014-03-04		FCCU
Cause: On March 4, 2014, there was an air release caused by a flare flame-out at the ALON Krotz Springs Refinery. The release was caused by a loss of the FCCU flare flame for 6 minutes during the shutdown of Complex II/FCCU due to freezing conditions. Caused unburnt gas to be released to the atmosphere for 6 minutes.

Followup: No

Notes: Re-lit flare LDEQ incident report states that 7-day notification was received on March 13, 2014. Document did not exist in EDMS search.		0.1 pounds