"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 28, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 28, 2018 |
| Operator | "PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.91601, -98.43654 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | DAMAGE BY OPERATOR OR OPERATOR'S CONTRACTOR NOT RELATED TO EXCAVATION AND NOT DUE TO MOTORIZED VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT DAMAGE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,622,949 |
| Emergency Response | $319,117 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 08/28/2018 AT ~7:40 A.M., THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROOF (RIM) SEALS ON A TANK AT PLAINS (PAA) WICHITA FALLS (WF) FACILITY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CHANGED AS PART OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN VAPORS FROM THE TANK RIM CAUGHT FIRE. NO LIQUID WAS RELEASED. PAA INITIATED ITS STANDARD INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NOTIFICATION PROTOCOLS. PAA CRISIS MANAGEMENT TEAM (CMT), INCLUDING THE CORPORATE CMT, WERE ACTIVATED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY PAA PERSONNEL, TANK FIREFIGHTING EXPERIENCED EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONTRACTORS, AND LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS/RESPONDERS, AND THE TANK LATER REMOVED FROM SERVICE. TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS, PAA WILL REQUIRE A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE TO REMAIN WITHIN LINE OF SIGHT DURING ALL IN-SERVICE SEAL REPLACEMENTS ON TANKS TO ENSURE ONLY SPARK RESISTANT TOOLS ARE USED. SINCE THE FIRE RESULTED IN AN EMISSIONS EVENT, TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WAS NOTIFIED PER 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.