2002 Diaz pipeline incident

Chemical spill in Holley, New York, US 2002 Holley chemical spill incident/Diaz pipeline incident Date January 5, 2002 Location Holley, New York Coordinates 43.222966,-78.029733 Type Major chemical spill Cause Overheating of reactor's pipeline Outcome Contamination of soil and nearby houses, Temporary abandonment of townMarch 2024 The 2002 Diaz pipeline incident, also known simply as the Holley chemical spill, was a chemical leak at the Diaz Chemical Corporation site in Holley, New York. On January 5, 2002, at approximately 9:30am,NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration: Historical Oil and Chemical Spill Incidents... InPort https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40830 2024-02-12 www.fisheries.noaa.gov a faulty reactor vessel burst open, along with its pipeline carrying chemicals underground from inside the Diaz chemical plant, releasing approximately 80 gallons of thionyl chloride, which was used for chemical warfare, as well as vinyl chloride, chloroacetyl chloride, toluene, 2-chloro-6-fluorophenol & related chemicals, and chlorobenzene into the soil, atmosphere, and into local homes, and contaminating 3,100 tons of concrete.Hazardous Chemical Incidents in Schools --- United States, 2002--2007 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5744a1.htm 2024-02-12 www.cdc.gov Citizens complained of nosebleeds, eye irritation, sore throat, headache, and skin rash. Others who resided in the area at the time of the incident reported the effects as "unbearable", causing them to flee to temporary housing in surrounding towns. Due to some of the chemicals involved being cancerous or able to cause other chronic health issues, this caused the evacuation of eight families and other houses in the area to be left abandoned, temporarily leaving Holley as a ghost town.Ryan Ginny 2019-12-16 A Light at the End of the Tunnel in Holley; After Devastating Chemical Leak https://13wham.com/news/local/17-years-after-diaz-plant-chemical-leak-holley-neighborhood-moving-forward 2024-02-12 WHAM en As of 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) believed that only 10% of all the chemicals released into the groundwater & soil have been cleaned up,EPA, contractors resume cleanup at former Diaz site in Holley Orleans Hub https://orleanshub.com/epa-contractors-resume-cleanup-at-former-diaz-site-in-holley/ 2024-02-12 en-US but the Holley, NY town board claims otherwise, and that they have tested the soil and groundwater shown different results. Abandonment of chemical plant Shortly after the town evacuation and abandonment of several houses, the former residents of Holley launched a 60 million dollar civil lawsuit against Diaz, which resulted in the company filing for bankruptcy, and abandoning the former chemical plant, leaving behind reactor vessels, filled chemical drums, and 750 tons of contaminated scrap metal. References Category:Industrial accidents and incidents in the United States