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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  1. Tank fire, pasadena refining systems, pasdena, tx; 111 red bluff rd, pasadena, tx 77506, USA this message2020-08-18 → 2020-09-01
  2. Sunken recreational vessel, san jacinto river; 20111 rio villa dr, houston2020-09-13 → 2020-09-27

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