NATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM

Of The National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

G-OPF 2100 2nd St. S.W., Washington, DC 20593-0001

Chemical Explosion

Occurrence Date:

 13 October

Location:

 Pascagoula, MS
NRC Report Number:   625933

Source:

 Chemical Facility

Material:

 Mononitrotoluene & other unknown

Severity:

 Unknown

Quantity Discharged:

 Unknown

Quantity in Water:

 Unknown

Body of Water Affected:

 Unknown

Federal On-Scene Coordinator:

 EPA Region IV
Description:

On October 13, 2002 at 6:34 a.m., the National Response Center received a report regarding an explosion at the First Chemical facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The explosion released an unknown amount of material in the atmosphere including mononitrotoluene. Three people were hospitalized and the cause of the explosion remains under investigation. CASE PENDS