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Location DB > United States > Texas > Mt Pleasant > The Gasoline Refinery  Name The Gasoline Refinery  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by Explorer Zero on 12/22/2005 5:03 AM last modified by Explorer Zero on 9/4/2014 3:05 AM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description A comparitively small petroleum refinery on the outskirts of a small Texas town. Dozens of buildings, a complete nearly intact refinery apparatus and a dozen or so storage tanks situated on an active rail line. And it is next door to an active petroleum terminal on one side, an active residential neighborhood on another.  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: - select - Recommendation: forget it  Physical Information Address Mt Pleasant, Texas United States Owner: xxxx xxxxxxxxxxx See a map of this location  Hazards asbestos rust unsafe flooring flooding air quality You got your benzene, pyrene, chrysene, flouranthene, cadmium, chromium, lead and mercury just to name a few  Interesting Features Big towers, big tanks and fumes, lots of fumes.  Security Measures fences barbed wire 24 hour guard locked gates wooden boarding Some half assed security patrol on ATVs and maybe a part time caretaker next door  Historical Dates Built: 1936 Closed: 1984  Required Equipment flashlight breathing mask  Recommended Equipment Good health coverage  History This small independant refinery produced gasoline, diesel and asphalt from 1936 until 1984 when it closed. It was sold in 2000 but then closed when environmental issues were reported. The new owner promptly filed for bankruptcy then apparently abandoned the property. Probably due to residual environmental issues and the threat of continued liability. The property is now idle and deteriorating. Asbestos insulated pipes are shedding fibers every time the wind blows. Public hearings are being held to determine just how much taxpayers will have to spend to clean it up. See partial list of hazards. Asbestos didnt even make the states lengthy list of recognized contaminants at this site. UPDATE: NOV 2008 location is now occupied and active parking lot is full and several uniformed security were observed at the gate. It may just be a clean up operation its doubtful any gasoline is being cooked here. UPDATE: Well, its gone. See demolition video under web links.  Media Coverage  Future Plans a Superfunded (at the taxpayers expense) clean up  Stories DEA rides at dusk Wed, Dec 21st, 2005 posted by Explorer Zero Add your own story  Photo Galleries DEA Dusk Patrol Thu, Dec 22nd, 2005 posted by Explorer Zero 75 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links http://www.howstuf...m/oil-refining.htm demolition: http://oilpro.com/...-mount-pleasant-tx  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. Category Rating Photography 7 / 10 Coolness 9 / 10 Content Quality 9 / 10  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Mike Dijital on 9/6/2014 11:26 PM.  Latest Changes on Sep 6 14 at 23:26, Mike Dijital validated this location on Sep 4 14 at 3:11, Explorer Zero updated a story on Sep 4 14 at 3:09, Explorer Zero updated a story on Sep 4 14 at 3:05, Explorer Zero changed the following: Hazards on Sep 4 14 at 3:03, Explorer Zero changed the following: History, Hazards, Interesting Features, Security Measures, Recommended Equipment, Description on Sep 4 14 at 2:55, Explorer Zero updated the main picture on Sep 4 14 at 2:49, Explorer Zero changed the following: Notes for Mods, Latitude, Longitude, History, Status, Accessibility, Web Links on May 26 14 at 3:27, Steed validated this location on Mar 8 14 at 23:19, Explorer Zero made this location public on Mar 8 14 at 23:18, Explorer Zero updated a story  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 62 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738424242 pages have been generated.