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Providence, rhode island

Star Terminal; Providence, Rhode Island · NOAAORR-7024

issued
1994-06-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1994-07-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
1994-07-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.783, -71.400
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Star  Terminal; Providence, Rhode Island.
Providence, Rhode Island.
1. During a transfer operation at the Star Terminal tank farm, a valve gave way, releasing 50,000 gallons of unleaded gasoline into a bermed area. The Providence Fire Department responded and applied a thick blanket of protein foam. The USCG, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), and Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) were notified. Clean up contractors were hired.At a meeting with the responsible party, State OSC, RIEMA, FOSC and contractors, concerns about making evacuation decisions based solely on the ALOHA results (the inputs to which were from a water/oil interface model, extrapolated to a ground-containment problem) were expressed along with the recommendations of ASTDR.The EPA Technical Assistance Team was requested through the FOSC to conduct air monitoring. Action level readings as specified above were not found. USCG district 1. Keyword: none.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 50000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.783N 071.400W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7024: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7024

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  1. Newport, rhode island1994-05-10 → 1994-05-24
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