HCL Release; Freeport, TX
Freeport, TX | 2014-Jul-24
Initial Notification: On July 24, 2014, the USCG MSU Texas City contacted the NOAA SSC about a hydrochloric acid release at the DOW Chemical facility in Freeport, Texas. A tank barge loaded with 1500 metric tons of a 27% HCL solution was leaking from a crack near the top of the tank. The USCG requested fate and effects support to ensure safety of public and responders.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Chemical |
| Products of concern: | Hydrochloric Acid 27% concentration |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 750 metric tons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 28° 56.62′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 95° 19.17′ West |