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HOVENSA 4DD Fire

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1521 Hours: Initial smoke plume. View looking south from rear of HOVENSA Training Center. Photo taken withing minutes of the alarm.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1522 Hours: Early phase of fire-minutes after alarm sounded. View from Training Center Parking Lot<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1523 Hours: View from HOVENSA Training Center Parking Lot looking south. (Hazy photo due to camera lens fogging - not from fire.)<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1523 Hours: Initial phase of fire . View looking south from rear of Training Center. (Picture haze due to lens fog/humidity, not from fire/smoke.)<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1523 Hours: Close up of fire. View looking south from rear of HOVENSA Training Center. (Haze is from lens fog; not due to fire/smoke).<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1523 Hours: Early phase of fire . View looking south from rear of Training Center. (Picture haze due to lens, not from fire.) <br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1532 Hours: from HOVENSA Training Center Parking Lot looking south.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1532 Hours: Veiw to south from HOVENSA Training Center.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1533 Hours: Fire surges as suppression operations underway. View to south from rear of HOVENSA Training Center.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1533 Hours: Smoke and fire levels appear to be subsiding.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1532 Hours: Changes in fire level and smoke plume visible. View to south from rear of HOVENSA Training Center.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1534 Hours: Water curtain/fire suppression operations visible. Fire and smoke levels were fluctuating at this time.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1539 Hours: Photo demonstrates the variability in the smoke plume as firefighting efforts continue. Photo taken from behind the southwest corner of the HOVENSA Training Center - looking to the southwest. <br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1539 Hours: Smoke plume moving offsite towards the northwest. Photo taken from southwest corner of Training Center Lot looking west-northwest. <br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1548 Hours: Fire and smoke conditions fluctuating at this time. View to south from rear of HOVENSA training facility.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1549 Hours: View to south from rear of Training Center.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1556 Hours: Brigade regaining control of the fire/plume.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1558 Hours: Smoke plume significantly diminished. Fire still burning but appears under control.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1559 Hours: Plume now mostly steam.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1608 Hours: Plume significanlty diminished but still fluctuating.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1618: Fire is under control. Smoke emissions reduced significantly.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1620 Hours: View to south from rear of Training Center.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1621 Hours: Fire under control.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1623 Hours: Fire under control.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1623 hours: Close-up of plume that has changed to mostly steam.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1624 Hours: Fire under control; plume significantly diminished.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1623 Hours: Closeup of fire/smoke suppression operations.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1625 Hours: Light smoke/steam plume. View towards southwest Wilfred "Bomba" Allic Trans-Shipment Center Road - along the western border of the refinery.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1626 Hours: Fire remains under control. Leaking pipeline has been isolated - product line almost purged of product by this time.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
1628 Hours: View towards southwest. No sign of plume along the western border of the refinery.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

1521 Hours: Initial smoke plume. View looking south from rear of HOVENSA Training Center. Photo taken withing minutes of the alarm. 1522 Hours: Early phase of fire-minutes after alarm sounded. View from Training Center Parking Lot 1523 Hours: View from HOVENSA Training Center Parking Lot looking south. (Hazy photo due to camera lens fogging - not from fire.) 1523 Hours: Initial phase of fire . View looking south from rear of Training Center. (Picture haze due to lens fog/humidity, not from fire/smoke.) 1523 Hours: Close up of fire. View looking south from rear of HOVENSA Training Center. (Haze is from lens fog; not due to fire/smoke). 1523 Hours: Early phase of fire . View looking south from rear of Training Center. (Picture haze due to lens, not from fire.) 1532 Hours: from HOVENSA Training Center Parking Lot looking south. 1532 Hours: Veiw to south from HOVENSA Training Center. 1533 Hours: Fire surges as suppression operations underway. View to south from rear of HOVENSA Training Center. 1533 Hours: Smoke and fire levels appear to be subsiding. 1532 Hours: Changes in fire level and smoke plume visible. View to south from rear of HOVENSA Training Center. 1534 Hours: Water curtain/fire suppression operations visible. Fire and smoke levels were fluctuating at this time. 1539 Hours: Photo demonstrates the variability in the smoke plume as firefighting efforts continue. Photo taken from behind the southwest corner of the HOVENSA Training Center - looking to the southwest. 1539 Hours: Smoke plume moving offsite towards the northwest. Photo taken from southwest corner of Training Center Lot looking west-northwest. 1548 Hours: Fire and smoke conditions fluctuating at this time. View to south from rear of HOVENSA training facility. 1549 Hours: View to south from rear of Training Center. 1556 Hours: Brigade regaining control of the fire/plume. 1558 Hours: Smoke plume significantly diminished. Fire still burning but appears under control. 1559 Hours: Plume now mostly steam. 1608 Hours: Plume significanlty diminished but still fluctuating. 1618: Fire is under control. Smoke emissions reduced significantly. 1620 Hours: View to south from rear of Training Center. 1621 Hours: Fire under control. 1623 Hours: Fire under control. 1623 hours: Close-up of plume that has changed to mostly steam. 1624 Hours: Fire under control; plume significantly diminished. 1623 Hours: Closeup of fire/smoke suppression operations. 1625 Hours: Light smoke/steam plume. View towards southwest Wilfred 1626 Hours: Fire remains under control. Leaking pipeline has been isolated - product line almost purged of product by this time. 1628 Hours: View towards southwest. No sign of plume along the western border of the refinery.