Red River Chemical Spill; Shreveport, LA

Shreveport, LA | 1999-Jul-10

Initial Notification: The NOAA SSC was notified by MSO N.O. of a train incident resulting in a chemical spill on the Red River just north of the Interstate 20 bridge in Shreveport, LA. The incident happened shortly after 0600 hrs and the chemical released was 2-ethyl hexanol. Near this location were a number of river boat casinos. First responders (State Police and Sheriff's department) with USCG reservist who live in Shreveport took the initiative to shelter in-place and deploy deflection boom. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality provided air monitoring and a preliminary action level of 20 ppm (single measurement-no duration criteria) was established. The highest measured concentration was 7 ppm. Responders are required to be in Level C with full face respirators. USCG district 8.