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Home My WebLink AboutHAZMAT 91-3117 - 12400 51ST PL S - BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD - HZLEAK (HAZD CHEMICAL SPILL LEAK) ON 9/29/199112400 51ST PL S HZLEAK (HAZD CHEMICAL SPILL LEAK) HAZMAT # 91-3117 DATE:•09/30/91 4 TUKWILA FIRE DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON STATE FIRE INCIDENT REPORT FDID : INCIDENT EXP. : DATE : DAY : ALARM : ARRIVAL: IN NUMBER : NUMBER : 17M19 : 913117 00 : 09/29/91: 1 : 2113 : 2117 : 0323 : OF WEEK : TIME : TIME :SERVICE TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND 47 : ACTION TAKEN 4 : MUTUAL AID 3 FIXED PROPERTY USE 952 : IGNITION FACTOR 00 ADDRESS 12400 51 PL S 98178 : CENSUS TRACT 263 OCCUPANT NAME BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD : TELEPHONE 625-6642 : ROOM OR APT. : NA OWNER NAME: UNK ADDRESS: UNK : TELEPHONE UNK METHOD OF ALARM 1 : DISTRICT 007 : SHIFT A ALARMS 1 NUMBER FIRE PERSONNEL : ENGINES : AERIAL APPARATUS : OTHER VEHICLES RESPONDED 020 : 002 : 001 : 003 NUMBER: INJURIES FIRE SERVICE 000 FATALITIES OTHER 000 : FIRE SERVICE 000 OTHER 000 COMPLEX : MOBILE PROPERTY TYPE AREA OF FIRE ORIGIN EQUIPMENT INVOLVED FORM OF HEAT : TYPE OF MATERIAL : FORM OF MATERIAL METHOD OF EXTINGUISHMENT LEVEL OF ORIGIN : LOSS 00 NUMBER OF STORIES CONSTRUCTION TYPE EXTENT OF FLAME DAMAGE DETECTOR PERFORMANCE EXTENT OF SMOKE DAMAGE : SPRINKLER PERFORMANCE IF SMOKE SPREAD BEYOND ROOM OF ORIGIN TYPE OF MATERIAL GENERATING SMOKE AVENUE OF SMOKE TRAVEL FORM OF MATERIAL GENERATING SMOKE IF MOBILE PROPERTY YEAR MAKE NA NA NA SERIAL NUMBER: NA MODEL NA LICENSE NUMBER NA T IF EQUIPMENT INVOLVED NA SERIAL NUMBER: NA YEAR MAKE NA NA MODEL NA O FICER IN CHARGE kLT f . ift---. tri A/ T PETER WOJCIK MEMBER MAKING REPORT REPORT DATE --- 09/30/91 PETER WOJCIK DATE :- TUKWILA FIRE DEPARTMENT NARRATIVE SECTION INCIDENT NUMBER: 913117 E-53 A-53 DISPATCHED TO A HAZARDOUS LEAK AT THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN YARD.ON ARRIVAL MADE CONTACT WITH TRAINMASTER MARK A. VOELKER.HE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD A SEA GOING CONTAINER ON A FLAT CAR THAT WAS LEAKING.THE PRODUCT WAS SAID TO BE TRICHLOROETHYLENE IN 5 GALLON DRUMS.THE AREA WAS SEALED OFF AND INVESTIGATED BY A-53 WEARING TURNOUTS AND SCBA.THE PRODUCT WAS LOOKED UP AND FOUND TO BE A CARCAGINION.LEVEL A PROTECTION WAS INDICATED.HAZMAT 54 WAS TONED OUT.COMMAND WAS ASSUMED BY E-53 AND INCIDENT SWITCHED TO F-2. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE CONTAINER WAS LEAKING A LIQUID.HAZMAT 11 WAS CALLED AS THEY COULD RESPOND QUICKER THAN TUKWILA OFF DUTY TEAM MEMBERS.THE RAILCAR WAS MOVED TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE YARD WHERE A PREDESIGNATED SPOT WAS SET UP TO HANDLE LEAKING CARS (SAND AS AN ABSORBENT,ISOLATED AND SOMEWHAT DIKED).OFF DUTY TEAM MEMBERS WERE CALLED AND CH -53 ARRIVED ON SCENE.DECON WAS SET UP LEVEL A ENTRY AND BACK UP TEAMS SET UP.ALSO ON LOCATION WAS OLYMPUS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,A HAZMAT CLEANUP CO. CALLED BY BURLINGTON NORTHERN.THE PRODUCT WAS FOUND TO EVAPORATE READILY IN THE AIR.THE ENTRY TEAM OPENED THE CAR AND SEVERAL 5 GALLON CONTAINERS WERE FOUND TO BE LEAKING.A BACKUP TEAM SEPARATED THESE DRUMS INTO EMPTY AND ACTIVELY LEAKING.THESE WERE PLACED ON PLASTIC AND IN RECOVERY DRUMS.ONCE HANDLED IN THIS MANNER THE CAR AND THE CONTAINERS WERE LEFT ISOLATED UNTIL MORNING WHEN OLYMPUS ENVIRONMENTAL WOULD RECOVER THE REST OF THE CONTAINERS.THE INCIDENT WAS SCALED DOWN AND PICKED UP. ALL UNITS RETURNED. A44- 04/3p/q ° Incident History for: #rF91002919 CN: Received 09/29/91 21:13:57 BY SPO3 H Entered 09/29/91 21:13:57 BY SPO3 /ABEL Dispatched 09/29/91 21:14:41 BY FD01 /KLINE Enroute 09/29/91 21:16:08 Onscene 09/29/91 21:17:42 Closed 09/30/91 03:23:47 Initial Type: HZLEAK Initial Alarm Level: Final vel: 1 Police TP1400 Fire TF5340 Group: T9 Beat: Police Rms: Fire Rms: Medic Rms: Loc: 12400 51 PL S ,TUK -- BURLINGTON NORTHRN Name: VOLKER, MARK/EMPLY Addr: . _�� col ~-_��C � Type: HZLEAK (HAZE! CHEMICAL SPILL LEAK (2A)) Pri: 2 Dispo: Alarm Le /2113 (ABEL ) ENTRY /2113 y2i14 /2114 (KLINE ) /2114 /2116 /2116 /2117 /2122 /2134 (STUART) y2135 (KLINE ) /2136 /2136 /2137 /2142 /2142 /2152 $ASNCAS SUPP Phone: 625-6692 APPRX 5 GALLONS OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE SPILLED AT LO CATION LAST 15. TRICHOLOHALETHYLINE. CONTACT IN THE YARD. CONTACT IS LENNY STANLEY. $TF91003117 TXT: SPILL ON FLAT CAR AT LOCATION. HAVE GOTTEN ALL PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE SPILL. DISP E53 ASST A53 ENROUT A53 ENROUT E53 ONSCNE E53 NEWLOC E53 [CMD51 ] ASST HM54 [12400 51 PL S ,TUK] ONSCNE A53 ENROUT HM54 ASSTER L54 [12400 51 PL B ,TUK] MISC A53 ,LIQUID LOOKING IT UP NOW WE HAVE ISOLATED THE A REA ONSCNE HM54 ONSCNE L54 MISC E53 /2155 ASSTER CH53 /2155 (STUART) MISC L54 /2156 (KLINE ) /2156 y2158 /2159 * *** ( * *) (STUART) y2208 (KLINE ) /2208 (STUART) y2210 /2Z20 /2221 (KLINE ) /2224 /2225 /2231 /2231 /2235 (STUART) /2244 /2245 ASST HM11 ASNCAS HM11 ENROUT HM11 MISC CH53 ONSCNE CH53 MISC HM11 MISC HM11 MISC CH53 MISC CH53 ASSTER E52 AVL E52 ONSCNE E52 ONSCNE HM11 MISC HM11 $CLEAR E52 CLEAR L54 ,1 RAILCAR SEALED LEAKING L54 A53 E53 HM54 DENIE D ENTRY & ISOLATED. [12400 51 PL S ,TUK] #TF3842 ALDERSON, MIKE ,LEVEL A PROTECTION, BN :S ASSUMING COMMAND, REQ UEGT RENTON HAZMAT TEAM _O RESPOND [12400 51 PL S ,TUK] #S0042 S0042 $RF91003796 ,UN BOOK SHOWS A UN NUMBER OF 1710,ENVIRONMENTAL LY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ORM-A ,CALL BOEING FIELD FOR WIND SPEEN AND DIRECTION ,PER BOEING FIELD, WIND IS 7 KNOTS OUT OF THE NO RTH, TEMP IS 60 DEGREES ,TONE uUT ALL OFF DUTY HAZMAT PERSONNEL, HAVE TH EM REPORT TO THE SCENE ,TONE OUT ALL UFF DUTY HAZ MAT PERSONELL [PICKING UP L54 ] ,UNK TlME ,NEED A CONF ON THE LEAKING CONTAINER... /2246 ASSTOS E52 [I:L4:d0 51 PL S ,TUK] /2254 ASSTER R54 [12400 51 PL S ,TUK] /2258 ONSCNE R54 /2356 MISC HM11 ,CONTACT BOEING FOR WIND DIRECTION /0001 MISC HM11 ,WIND 5 KNOTS FROM NW...MAGNETIC HEADING 330 DEG REES CHANGING TO 290 DEGREES /0103 MISC HM11 ,REQ A 2ND TONE OUT FOR TUK SPECIAL OPS HAZMAT M EMBERS /0107 ASSTER CH52 [12400 51 PL S ,TUK) /0123 MISC HM11 ,TRADE NAME OF SEACLEAN /0125 ONSCNE CH52 /0152 CLEAR CH52 /0204 (******) MOBINS HM11 /0225 (STUART) MISC R54 ,ALL DRUMS ARE SEALED /0302 (RABURN) OLIS A53 /0303 OLIS E53 /0314 MOBINS A53 /0319 MOBINS CH53 /0322 MOBINS E53 /0323 MOBINS R54 /0323 MOBINS HM54 /0323 MOBINS E52 /0323 CLOSE E53 ^1o� � ��-� � �f AntereiTe& eest)e4i3 653 ° 376 rn �. 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