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BLEVE–fireball, 2008 Toronto propane explosion The following is a list of boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) accidents. It shows whether the accident occurred during dangerous goods transportation or at a fixed facility, the accident origin (e.g., storage, process reactor, rail tank car, tank truck), the material involved, its amount, the number of fatalities, and whether a ...
The burning propane gas escaping from the valve connection on the rail car quickly heated the liquid propane inside, increasing the tank pressure. This in turn increased the leak and fire, further heating the tank car. [1] The Kingman Fire Department responded, and began setting up attack lines to cool the propane car.
On 23 December 1988, a tank truck carrying liquefied propane on the Interstate 40 in Memphis, Tennessee, skidded from a ramp and rolled over. [3] [4] A small puncture released a vapor cloud that ignited in a boiling-liquid expanding-vapor explosion, creating a fireball 700 feet (210 m) in diameter. [5]
As of December 2015, the propane retail cost was approximately $1.97 per gallon, [62] which meant filling a 500-gallon propane tank to 80% capacity costed $788, a 16.9% decrease or $160 less from November 2013. Similar regional differences in prices are present with the December 2015 EIA figure for the East Coast at $2.67 per gallon and the ...
For one homeowner interviewed by the WSJ, the cost was about $150,000, including a private 7,500-gallon water tank. But what about those who don’t have six figures to splash on fire protection ...
September 8 – A leak on a pump on an LPG pipeline in Apex, North Carolina, spilled about 12,000 gallons of propane, forcing evacuations. [184] September 29 – A crew replacing an old pipeline hit a high pressure gas pipeline in Labette County, Kansas, killing a crewman. Residents within a mile of the incident were evacuated for a time. [185]