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Bellingham, Washington June 10, 1999 Pipeline Rupture and Subsequent Fire

Detailed investigation report on the 1999 pipeline rupture and fire in Bellingham, WA, covering damage assessment, SCADA system performance, relief valve testing, and involved parties.

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Bellingham, Washington June 10, 1999 Pipeline Rupture and Subsequent Fire

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  1. Bellingham, Washington June 10, 1999 Pipeline Rupture and Subsequent Fire In Bellingham, Washington

  2. Bellingham, WA

  3. Bellingham, WA

  4. Rupture Site Whatcom Creek West End of Burn Water Tanks Interstate 5 Aerial View from WDOE

  5. Burned Area Along Whatcom Creek

  6. Area of Origin Gouge External Gouges on Ruptured Pipeline

  7. Area of Origin Gouge Close-up View of Gouge at Origin

  8. Rupture Damage Shown on Internal Surface

  9. Bayview Products Terminal

  10. IMCO’s excavations in the vicinity of Olympic’s pipeline.

  11. Olympic’s evaluation of the results of in-line inspection data.

  12. Olympic’s management of the construction and commissioning of the Bayview Products Terminal.

  13. The performance and security of Olympic’s SCADA system.

  14. Federal regulations regarding the testing of relief valves.

  15. Parties to the Investigation: RSPA’s Office of Pipeline Safety Olympic Pipe Line Company IMCO General Construction, Inc. Fisher-Rosemount Petroleum Earth Tech City of Bellingham Washington State Department of Ecology Washington State Fire Marshal US Environmental Protection Agency

  16. Investigation Team: John Hammerschmidt - Member Allan Beshore – Investigator-in-Charge Cliff Zimmerman – In-Line Inspections Leslee Shumway – SCADA Jim Cash – SCADA Frank Zakar – Metallurgy Bob Trainor – Relief Valve Jim Gildea – Survival Factors Joe Kris – Survival Factors Dr. Steve Jenner – Human Performance Tom Lasseigne – Environmental Response Robert Moore – Report Writer and Editor Keith Holloway – Public Affairs

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