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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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  1. On april 10, 1995, a fire and explosion occurred at the powell duffryn facility in savannah, georgia this message1995-04-10 → 1995-04-24
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