PLAQUEMINE – Have you seen bright flashes coming from the west side in the last few days? The Dow plant began flaring Thursday morning and will be doing so for a handful of days to come. Officials say flaring is a normal part of plant operations. ”The flares are permitted control devices used to burn excess gas during normal operations, maintenance activities, and partial or complete production unit start up and shutdown,” Dow representatives said. “In these scenarios, equipment and piping need to be emptied, refilled or repressured.”The resulting mixtures of gas and air – and gas vented during pressurization – are contained in piping and sent to the flare stack, allowing safe operation of the plant under a wide variety of conditions.”To make a long story short: if you see a massive blaze from the Plaquemine area, it’s likely a result of flaring from the plant, a normal part of living in the vicinity of chemical plants. Permalink| Comments
PLAQUEMINE – Have you seen bright flashes coming from the west side in the last few days? The Dow plant began flaring Thursday morning and will be doing so for a handful of days to come.
Officials say flaring is a normal part of plant operations.
“The flares are permitted control devices used to burn excess gas during normal operations, maintenance activities, and partial or complete production unit start up and shutdown,” Dow representatives said. “In these scenarios, equipment and piping need to be emptied, refilled or repressured.
“The resulting mixtures of gas and air – and gas vented during pressurization – are contained in piping and sent to the flare stack, allowing safe operation of the plant under a wide variety of conditions.”
To make a long story short: if you see a massive blaze from the Plaquemine area, it’s likely a result of flaring from the plant, a normal part of living in the vicinity of chemical plants.