BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.64493, -87.47608 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON DECEMBER 11, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 06:00 AM (CST) A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FLARING ACTIVITY BEGAN IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR A PUMP SEAL REPLACEMENT ON ONE OF THE RAIL LOADING PUMPS. AT 09:50 AM THE FIRE WATCH WITNESSED THE HOSE, FEEDING THE FLARE UNIT, FAIL. THIS ALLOWED PROPYLENE TO REACH THE OPEN FLAME OF THE FLARE UNIT IGNITING THE RELEASING VAPORS. THIS FIRE THEN IGNITED ON OF THE TIRES ON THE FLARE UNIT. THE FIRE WATCH SHUT DOWN THE OPERATION BY CLOSING THE VALVE ON THE SOURCE END OF THE BLOW DOWN AND SECURED THE AREA. 911 WAS THEN CALLED AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND WENT IN AND CLOSED THE VALVE ON THE FLARE UNIT WHICH WAS STILL EMITTING VAPORS AND BURNING. ONCE THE VALVES ON BOTH END WERE CLOSED, THE FLAMES FROM THE FLARE UNIT WHEN OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THEN EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE THAT WAS EMITTING FROM THE TIRE ON THE TRAILER OF THE FLARE UNIT.
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.