Investigation Report
Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) Tank Fire
Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) Tank Fire
- CSB
- Investigation Report
- Hot Work and FireProcess Safety
- FireHydrocarbon releaseMechanical failureProcess safetyRegulation and legislation
- Fluid transferInspection and maintenance
- Gas detectorProcess pipework and pipelinesPumpsStorage tanksValve
- Alarm managementFire protectionEnergy and process isolationRisk assessment
- Downstream and process industries
- Onshore facility
Summary
Investigation of the March 2019 tank-farm fire at ITC’s Deer Park terminal, following a circulation-pump seal failure and butane-enriched naphtha release. The report examines pump maintenance, gas detection, emergency isolation, fire spread, containment failure and regulatory exemptions, with recommendations addressing mechanical integrity, tank-farm design and process safety management.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Hydrocarbon release; hydrocarbon leak; oil and gas release.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Process safety; major accident hazards.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Gas detector; gas monitor; gas detection instrument.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Storage tanks; atmospheric tanks.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Alarm management.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Downstream and process industries; refining; petrochemicals.
Classifications: Onshore facility; onshore plant.
Summary
On March 17, 2019 a massive tank fire erupted at the Intercontinental Terminal Company (ITC) in Deer Park, TX.
Themes: hot work and fire, process safety.