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re: Explosion/Fire at Exxon Baton Rouge?? (Update in OP)
Posted on 12/18/15 at 6:13 am to lil tiger22
Posted on 12/18/15 at 6:13 am to lil tiger22
Good to hear! I just hope everyone came out safe.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 6:16 am to biohzrd
I work close to there and when I left yesterday afternoon they had a couple flares near the cat units ROLLING!! I know flaring is a normal process but these were going hard and pushing a black smoke. They normally burn pretty clean.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 6:17 am to biohzrd
About 10 mile away and I heard it.
Exxon doesn't seem to do Christmas week well.
Least it wasn't Christmas eve this time
Exxon doesn't seem to do Christmas week well.
Least it wasn't Christmas eve this time
Posted on 12/18/15 at 6:20 am to Kajungee
Ch.2 had a live vid on their news cast, fire is still burning on ground level fwiw ....
Posted on 12/18/15 at 6:25 am to biohzrd
It's part of Exxon's Christmas celebration. They do it every sixteen years. The last one broke three windows and cracked one of my toilet bowls.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 6:35 am to Layabout
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It's part of Exxon's Christmas celebration. They do it every sixteen years.
The '89 explosion was 26 years ago. The incident was temperature related. I think it was the 3rd day of high temps below freezing. The timing of the two incidents is coincidental.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 7:03 am to Enadious
Damn. Thankfully there weren't any serious injuries.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 7:11 am to BananaManCan
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y buddy just sent me a pic from the barge. Cat cracker unit blew up
Wasn't the Cat Cracker unit. Was before any maintenance or mechanical people started working. Very lucky on the timing.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 7:19 am to JonTheTigerFan
So what happens to the workers if their unit is demolished?
Posted on 12/18/15 at 7:22 am to mpar98
It's obviously gonna be rebuilt/repaired. A high dollar turnaround with the holidays coming up is about to take place.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 7:24 am to lil tiger22
I'm glad that I am no longer in that plant. The whole place is a ticking time bomb even with all the safety measures in place.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 7:41 am to mpar98
quote:
So what happens to the workers if their unit is demolished?
They get to help rebuild it and start it back up.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 7:41 am to mpar98
quote:
So what happens to the workers if their unit is demolished?
Rebuild turnaround after the investigations.
Really depends on what happened as to how long they will be down.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 7:51 am to YouAre8Up
quote:As is every plant.
The whole place is a ticking time bomb even with all the safety measures in place.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 8:02 am to OneMoreTime
Quit being pussies. Crude refineries aren't very dangerous I'm general and Exxon has a great safety culture.
Much greater chance of getting hurt driving to work than getting hurt from some freak explosion in a refinery.
Very glad everyone is ok.
I guess Wyatt or someone like that will get an unexpected turnaround there pretty soon.
Much greater chance of getting hurt driving to work than getting hurt from some freak explosion in a refinery.
Very glad everyone is ok.
I guess Wyatt or someone like that will get an unexpected turnaround there pretty soon.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 8:08 am to lil tiger22
Hydrocracker. Propane tower blew.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 8:10 am to Tiger Vision
quote:Hydrocrackers. Why did it have to be Hydrocrackers?
Hydrocracker.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 8:11 am to soccerfüt
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Hydrocracker
Seabiscuit's brother
Posted on 12/18/15 at 8:16 am to fr33manator
"You dumb hydrocracker!"
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