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Rubicon on fire right now

Posted on 4/2/15 at 6:54 pm
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 6:54 pm
Seems like a major event with all the calls we getting.

Anyone know details?
Posted by djangochained
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 6:56 pm to
I haven't heard anything.
Posted by shiftworker
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 6:56 pm to
Define "calls".
Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 6:56 pm to
Wut
Posted by CurDog
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 6:58 pm to
Don't worry that chain link fence is like a force field.
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 6:59 pm to
quote:

Posted by shiftworker Define "calls".


They just called for fire brigades from surrounding plants.
Posted by heatom2
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:00 pm to
REG not Rubicon
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:04 pm to
Is REG the old Uniroyal? Been a while since I was down that way and. I'm trying to figure out who's next to Rubicin.
Posted by heatom2
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:06 pm to
I think LION Copolymer is the old Uniroyal. Not sure what REG used to be. Can't keep up with the chem plant name roulette.
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:08 pm to
Some operator dicking around on the OT instead of watching his gauges
Posted by shiftworker
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:12 pm to
quote:

quote: Posted by shiftworker Define "calls". They just called for fire brigades from surrounding plants.


Is this common practice for this plant. We have our own fire brigade and I've never known us to call for outside help.
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:14 pm to
Smaller plants won't necessarily have a fire brigade. So far BASF and Methanex have sent pumper trucks and Rubicon sent an ambulance. Had some injuries.

Sounded like a solvent pump caught fire. It's diesel burning.
Posted by shiftworker
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:18 pm to
quote:

Smaller plants won't necessarily have a fire brigade. So far BASF and Methanex have sent pumper trucks and Rubicon sent an ambulance. Had some injuries. Sounded like a solvent pump caught fire. It's diesel burning.


I hope they fixed our pumper truck before they sent it over there. Last time we tried to use it the only purpose it served was a fire break. It wasn't doing any pumping.
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:20 pm to
quote:

I hope they fixed our pumper truck before they sent it over there. Last time we tried to use it the only purpose it served was a fire break. It wasn't doing any pumping.



Posted by JeffG20
Member since Sep 2014
622 posts
Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:20 pm to
REG used to be dynamic fuels. Its on the same property as Lions. Lions sold alot of their propery to dynamic and dynamic became REG last year.
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
12810 posts
Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:21 pm to
Apparently its the biodiesel plant. They did have to tear down part of the old Uniroyal to build it. It's right on Rubicons fence.
Posted by shiftworker
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:24 pm to
Any idea how it will affect (if at all) Ethylene production in the area?
Posted by heatom2
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 7:27 pm to
quote:

Any idea how it will affect (if at all) Ethylene production in the area?


No idea.
Posted by Angry Penguin
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Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 8:04 pm to
quote:

Any idea how it will affect (if at all) Ethylene production in the area?



It wouldn't.
Posted by RileyTime
Gulf Breeze, FL
Member since Oct 2008
6932 posts
Posted on 4/2/15 at 8:11 pm to
My brother works there, just got a facebook message saying he's fine but his plant blew up. That's all I know.
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