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Paulson Oil Company Spill

 
Site Contact:
Tricia Edwards
OSC

(edwards.tricia@epa.gov)

Site Location:
300 N. 15th Street
Chesterton, IN 46304
 response.epa.gov/PaulsonOilSpill
NRC#: 947790

A fire occurred at Paulson Oil Company, Chesterton, Indiana at 10:00 PM CST on Wednesday July 14th. Numerous oil storage tanks were in the building were the fire occurred. An estimated 800 gallons of lubricating oil is on the ground as a result of the fire. Staff from the Paulson Oil Company believe that the fire heated the individual tank valves and as a result, Teflon regulators inside the valves melted, causing oil to leak from the tanks onto the ground. The NRC was notified of the incident at 10:45 AM CST on June 15, 2010. U.S. EPA responded to the incident to assess the release.


POCO Building_Facing West Oil on Retention Pond Retention Pond N-Fenceline POCO Structure
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.