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Jones chemical, inc

Jones Chemical; St · Petersburg, Florida · St · Petersburg, Florida · NOAAORR-6391

issued
1986-08-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-08-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-08-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.799, -82.690
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Jones Chemical; St. Petersburg, Florida.
St. Petersburg, Florida.
1. Jones Chemical, Inc. of St. Petersburg, Florida, repackages chlorine and distributes swimming pool chemicals. The warehouse, located in a small industrial area surrounded by residential housing, caught fire at 0950 on August 6, 1986. At the time, the warehouse contained approximately 10,000 pounds of HTH, a commercial swimming pool chemical; 1,000 pounds of copper sulphate, 2,000 pounds of calcium hypochlorite; and 3,000 chlorinated cartridge filters. Located within 100 yards of the warehouse was a rail tank car and about 50 additional cylinders, all containing pure chlorine. The St. Petersburg Fire Department Hazardous Materials Team and several hazardous materials teams from nearby communities responded to the fire. The fire produced a large vapor plume which reportedly extended several miles downwind initially. The plume contained both chlorine and hydrochloric acid vapors. Residents [...]
2. COMMODITY: HTH, COPPER SULPHATE, CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, CHLORINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 15000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 27.799N 082.690W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6391: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6391

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  1. South hillsborough county solid waste transfer station; tampa, florida1986-07-14 → 1986-07-28
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