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On april 10, 1995, a fire and explosion occurred at the powell duffryn facility in savannah, georgia
Powell Duffryn Chemical Fire and Release; Savannah, Georgia · Savannah, Georgia · NOAAORR-7091
- issued
- 1995-04-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1995-04-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1995-04-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 32.075, -81.042
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Powell Duffryn Chemical Fire and Release; Savannah, Georgia. Savannah, Georgia. 1. On April 10, 1995, a fire and explosion occurred at the Powell Duffryn facility in Savannah, Georgia. Powell Duffryn is a tank storage facility located about two miles east of downtown Savannah and one-half mile inland from the southern bank of the Savannah River. The incident site is bordered by industrial facilities on the north, a marsh on the northeast, a residential area on the south, and the Oak Tree Apartment complex immediately adjacent to the facility. Six storage tanks, contained within a bermed area, were involved in this incident. A combined total of 840,000 gallons of crude sulfate turpentine, a highly flammable liquid was contained in three of the tanks. The other tanks contained 400,000 gallons of sodium hydrosulfide (NaSH), a strong basic solution that is a by-product of Kraft paper production; 150,000 gallons of Briquest, a pH2 solution used for plating; and 130,000 [...] 2. COMMODITY: CRUDE SULFATE TURPENTINE, SODIUM HYDROSULFIDE (NASH), ANTIBLAZE, BRIQUEST. 3. POSITION 32.075N 081.042W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7091: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7091
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1995-04-10 · closed 1995-05-28
- On april 10, 1995, a fire and explosion occurred at the powell duffryn facility in savannah, georgia this message1995-04-10 → 1995-04-24
- At approximately 1700, may 14, 1995, mso savannah was notified that southern states phosphates had a release…1995-05-14 → 1995-05-28
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