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Chlorine Gas Release; Plaquemine/Morrisonville, LA

Plaquemine/Morrisonville, LA | 2014-Sep-05

Initial Notification: On September 5, 2014 at 0935 CDT, Sector NOLA notified the NOAA SSC of a chlorine gas release in the vicinity of Lower Mississippi River Mile Marker #210. NOAA provided Sector NOLA with information from CAMEO, advice about safety distances, weather forecasts and modeling support.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Chemical
Products of concern:Chlorine Gas
Latitude (approximate): 30° 18.58′ North
Longitude (approximate): 91° 13.37′ West