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Incident Number:

H-2024-0538

Incident Report Date:

7/15/2024 10:24:37 PM

Street Address of Incident Location:

25915 SOUTHEAST FRONTAGE ROAD Joliet refininery

Incident Location City:

Channahon

Incident Location County:

Will

Entered By:

Daughtrey, Kris (IEMA)

Data Input Status:

Closed

Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST)?:

Caller:

Benjamin Skwirut

Caller Represents:

Exxon mobile

Hazmat Incident Type: HAZMAT:

Flaring Event

Incident Location

Date/Time Occurred:

2024-07-15 22:05

Street:

25915 SOUTHEAST FRONTAGE ROAD Joliet refininery

City:

Channahon

State:

County:

Will

Milepost:

N/A

Section:

N/A

Township:

N/A

Range:

N/A

Area Involved:

Fixed Facility

Latitude:

41.42509

Longutude:

-88.19426

Media or medium into which the release occurred:

Air

Weather Information

Temp:

unknown

Wind:

unknown

Materials Involved

Name:

H2S

Type:

Gas

CHRIS CODE:

CAS#:

7783-06-4

UN/NA #:

Is this a 302(a) Extremely Hazardous Substance?:

Yes

Is this a RCRA Hazardous Waste?:

Yes

Is this a RCRA regulated facility?:

Yes

Container Type:

PFV

Container Size:

unknown

Amount Released:

unknown

Rate of Release/min:

unknown

Duration of Release:

20min and still going

Cause of Release:

power went out

Estimated Spill Extent:

unknown

Spill Extent Units:

Name:

Hydrofloric Acid

Type:

Gas

CHRIS CODE:

HFX

CAS#:

7664-39-3

UN/NA #:

unknown

Is this a 302(a) Extremely Hazardous Substance?:

Yes

Is this a RCRA Hazardous Waste?:

Yes

Is this a RCRA regulated facility?:

Yes

Container Type:

flare

Container Size:

n/a

Amount Released:

unknown at this time

Rate of Release/min:

unknown

Duration of Release:

about 1 hour

Cause of Release:

power outage

Estimated Spill Extent:

n/a, material dissipated in the air

Spill Extent Units:

Name:

sulfur dioxide

Type:

Gas

CHRIS CODE:

unknown

CAS#:

7446-09-5

UN/NA #:

unknown

Is this a 302(a) Extremely Hazardous Substance?:

Yes

Is this a RCRA Hazardous Waste?:

Yes

Is this a RCRA regulated facility?:

Yes

Container Type:

Flare

Container Size:

N/A

Amount Released:

unknonw

Rate of Release/min:

unknonw

Duration of Release:

20min and still going

Cause of Release:

power went out

Estimated Spill Extent:

uknown

Spill Extent Units:

Date/Time Incident Occurred:

2024-07-15 22:05

Check if Unknown (Occurrence):

Date/Time Discovered:

2024-07-15 22:05

Check if Unknown (Discovered):

WhereTaken:

N/A

On Scene Contact:

Arl Arias

Proper safety precautions to take as a result of the release, including evacuation:

shuting down

Number of People Evacuated:

none

Assistance needed from State Agencies:

none

Containment/cleanup actions and plans:

unkown

Responsible Party

Name:

Exon Mobile

Facility Manager:

Ben Riser

Facility Manager Phone #:

815-860-7207

Street:

25915 South east Frontage Rd.

Emergency Units Contacted

Contacted ESDA?:

ESDA on Scene?:

Specific ESDA Agency Contacted:

none

Contacted Fire Department?:

Fire Department on Scene?:

Name of Fire Department Contacted:

none

Contacted Police Department?:

Police Department on Scene?:

Name of Police Department Contacted:

none

Sheriff Police Department?:

Sheriff Department on Scene?:

Name of Sheriff Department Contacted:

none

Was an Agency Other than ESDA, Fire Police or Sheriff Contacted?:

Was this Other Agency On Scene?:

Name of Other Agency Contacted:

none

Agency or Persons Notified

Agency	Date/Time	Name of Person	Notification Action
IEMA Region 3	2024-07-15 23:07	emailed	Report Sent
IEPA / OSFM/ NRTP	2024-07-15 23:07	emailed	Report Sent
IEPA D/O	2024-07-15 23:04	Nate Dugener	Contacted
LEPC Will County	2024-07-15 23:07	emailed	Report Sent

Narrative

(TR)2135 07/19/24 Heidi from Exxon called to update that the flaring is continuing and emitting SO2. Just wanted to keep the report updated.

Follow-Up Information

Please seethe attached follow up update from Exxon Mobile, dated, 8/14/2024. (DMartin 8/21/24)

7/16/24 0830 (KK) Benjamin Skwirut called to update report, adding hydrofloric acid. Re-emailed.
07/16/2024 2138 (KD) - called back to advised event is still currently ongoing.
07/17/2024 16:18 (KD) - now working with US EPA and are expanding clean up area, larger than initially thought. Re-emailed
07/17/2024 21:31 (KD) - De Andre called to advise event still on-going
07/18/2024 21:32 (KD) - Heidi Hulhull from Exxon called to advise that the Flaring Event is now only involving the Sulfur Dioxide. Re-emailed.
07/20/2024 2132 (TR) -- SO2 only at this time, same as previously.
07/21/2024 2122 (KD) - SO2 still flaring no changes.
07/22/2024 2055 (KD) - SO2 still flaring no changes.
07/23/2024 2055 (KD) - SO2 still flaring no changes.
07/24/2024 2055 (TR) - No change
07/25/2024 2045 (TR) - No Change
07/26/2024 2100 (TR) - No Change
07/27/2024 2102 (TR) - Ben reports no change
07/28/2024 2112 (KD) - Ben reports no change, still ongoing.