Spills · chemical
On 13 june 2013 at approximately 1030 cdt the noaa ssc was contacted by the uscg regarding the williams…
Williams Olefin Chemical Plant; Geismar, la · Geismar, la · NOAAORR-8613
- issued
- 2013-06-13 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2013-06-27 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2013-06-27 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.234, -91.053
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Williams Olefin Chemical Plant; Geismar, LA. Geismar, LA. 1. On 13 June 2013 at approximately 1030 CDT the NOAA SSC was contacted by the USCG regarding the Williams Companies Inc. plant fire and explosion in the Ascension Parish town of Geismar, LA. The fire and explosion happened on Thursday morning at the plant, which has been reported as producing ethylene and polymer grade propylene. Currently the USCG is requesting weather and plume modeling from NOAA. 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: ETHYLENE (AND POSSIBLY OTHER HAZMAT). 3. POSITION 30.234N 091.053W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8613: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8613
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