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Calumet Lubricants 8, Shreveport

LDEQ Incident Report

Incident #94893
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State Police #07-01466
Incident Date2007-03-26
Report Date 2007-03-26
Follow-up Date 0000-00-00
Follow-up: No

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

The #1 Platformer Heater exploded when the unburned fuel gas ignited inside of the heater to to pilot light failure and burner malfunction.

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Notes/Remedial Actions

The platformer caught fire in the lighting process. The fire incinerated the gases that were there, including hydroge