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Snapshot
- Industry served: Oil and gas pipeline storage
- Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Response window: Same morning, less than one hour from the call
- Duration: Around the clock for two days
- Equipment staged: Approximately 30 frac tanks, plus roll-off boxes and pumps
A severe storm moved through central Oklahoma, and lightning struck a pipeline company’s tank battery, igniting stored product and forcing an immediate containment effort. A working storage facility was suddenly at risk, and the priority became clear within minutes. Crews needed to pull the unburned kerosene and oil out of the tanks before the fire could spread, which meant getting containment and transfer equipment on site fast.
The challenge
When a tank battery catches fire, the danger grows with every gallon of fuel left in the path of the flames. The explosion happened at 8 a.m., and the facility could not wait for a scoping call or a formal quote. Firefighters needed room to work, and the only way to give it to them was to move the kerosene and unburned oil into secure storage before it fed the blaze.
The customer’s request was straightforward. They needed frac tanks and pumps on site immediately, with enough capacity to hold whatever came out of the burning tanks. The call reached Ironclad’s Oklahoma City branch by 8:45 a.m., less than an hour after the strike.
The response
Ironclad had crews and equipment rolling toward the site the same morning and worked around the clock for two days to keep the operation moving. The team staged roughly 30 frac tanks along with roll-tarp boxes and transfer pumps, cycling personnel in and out so the effort never stopped. Pumps drew kerosene and unburned oil out of the affected tanks and into Ironclad storage, which gave the fire department a more controlled environment to fight the fire. Roll-tarp boxes contained the contaminated soil.
Why Ironclad could deliver
Two factors made the fast response possible.
A long-term partnership meant the customer already knew who to call and trusted the team to execute without a lengthy vendor review. There was no ramp-up period and no debate over urgency, only a phone call and a crew on the road within the hour.
Fleet depth across the Oklahoma City and Tulsa branches made the volume achievable. Staging 30 frac tanks plus boxes and pumps inside a single morning takes inventory and people ready to move, and the branch had both.
The outcome
The unburned product was secured, the fire department gained control of the blaze, and the site returned to normal operations within days. The response reinforced a partnership that already spanned years, and the customer continues to rely on Ironclad as its first call when an emergency hits.
“They know if they call us that we’re gonna get guys headed that way with whatever they need.” – Christian Krogman, Branch Manager, Oklahoma City
Ready when you are
Emergency response is not a service you arrange after the alarm goes off. It is a partnership you build before you need it. To learn how Ironclad Powered by Mersino can support your facility when the unexpected happens, contact our emergency response team.
