Williams Olefin Chemical Plant; Geismar, LA
Geismar, LA | 2013-Jun-13
Initial Notification: 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.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Chemical |
| Products of concern: | ethylene (and possibly other HAZMAT) |
| Latitude (approximate): | 30° 14.04′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 91° 3.21′ West |