Spills · oil
Tank fire, pasadena refining systems, pasdena, tx; 111 red bluff rd, pasadena, tx 77506, USA
NOAAORR-10149
- issued
- 2020-08-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-09-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-09-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.719, -95.211
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tank Fire, Pasadena Refining Systems, Pasdena, TX; 111 Red Bluff Rd, Pasadena, TX 77506, USA. 111 Red Bluff Rd, Pasadena, TX 77506, USA. 1. On August 18, 2020, a tank fire was reported at Pasadena Refining Systems, Pasadena, TX. The facility is adjacent to Buffalo Bayou. Product is unknown. Fire reported extinguished approximately 0730 CT. No waterway discharge, fire suppression water, and foam remained within secondary containment. No products requested. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY HYDROCARBON. 3. POSITION 29.719N 095.211W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10149: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10149
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2020-08-18 · closed 2020-09-27
- Tank fire, pasadena refining systems, pasdena, tx; 111 red bluff rd, pasadena, tx 77506, USA this message2020-08-18 → 2020-09-01
- Sunken recreational vessel, san jacinto river; 20111 rio villa dr, houston2020-09-13 → 2020-09-27
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