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- Residents who lived east of the plant were ordered to shelter in place. The fire burned for over 24 hours before it was extinguished at approximately 8:30 am on June 22, 2019, and the shelter-in-place order was lifted.
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Mar 23, 2024 · On August 2, 1993, at 4:21 a.m., an explosion and fire at one of the refinery’s coker units, rocked Baton Rouge again. This time, three workers were killed and the explosion and fire sent thick smoke, ash, asbestos particles and other debris into a nearby residential community.
On Dec. 24, 1989, a thunderous flammable vapor explosion at a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, petroleum refinery delivered a holiday event that no sane firefighter could want to make a tradition — 16 fuel storage tanks, plus various spill and pressure fires, all ablaze simultaneously.
Aug 25, 2023 · In February 2022, an on-site explosion at the refinery left six people injured, according to local media. Eight months later, two employees sustained injuries during another fire.
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Oct 9, 2018 · Shortly after 10 a.m. Monday, a "bed-shaking" blast came from the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John that sent flames shooting an estimated 30 metres into the air and a plume of black...
Fire, explosions, and emergency response. On the morning of June 21, 2019, the refinery's alkylation unit, which produced high-quality gasoline, was functioning normally. However, shortly after 4:00 am, a leak of liquefied hydrocarbon gas (mostly propane) containing about 2.5% hydrofluoric acid (HF) developed from a ruptured pipe elbow at the ...
Dec 24, 1989 · Approximately 48,000 gallons of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) concentrate, 200 fire brigade members, and 13 pumper units were used during the fire fighting effort, which was successful in extinguishing the fire approximately 14 hours after the initial explosion.
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Aug 25, 2023 · Fire crews have contained a large fire at a refinery storage tank in Garyville, Louisiana, about 40 miles west of New Orleans, authorities said.
