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  2. Ghent, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    On January 30, 2007, the Little General convenience store on 2964 Flat Top Road was destroyed when a 500-gallon (1,892-liter) propane tank began to leak during maintenance. A high-pressure jet of propane burst upwards from the canister and vaporized upon contact with air, entering the store and finding an ignition source; the subsequent explosion destroyed the tank and leveled the store.

  3. Propane - Wikipedia

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    Propane is used as a feedstock for the production of base petrochemicals in steam cracking. Propane is the primary fuel for hot-air balloons. It is used in semiconductor manufacture to deposit silicon carbide. Propane is commonly used in theme parks and in movie production as an inexpensive, high-energy fuel for explosions and other special ...

  4. List of boiling liquid expanding vapor explosions - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Father, 5 children hurt in propane tank explosion while ... - AOL

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    The Minnesota Department of Public Safety State Fire Marshal (SFM) determined that the 100-pound propane cylinder, which was believed to be empty, contained enough leftover gas to fill the storage ...

  6. 5 Young Brothers Seriously Injured in Explosion After Man ...

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    Five brothers from Minnesota have been seriously injured in a propane tank explosion. The siblings aged 6-14 years old suffered severe burns in an explosion at a storage unit north of Bagley, Minn ...

  7. List of natural gas and oil production accidents in the ...

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    June 21, 2019 - A propane and hydrofluoric acid leak caused a low-hanging vapor cloud, which ignited and resulted in 3 sequential explosions at a refinery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first two explosions where of vessels containing alkylate. The final explosion was the largest and was fueled by pure hydrocarbons.

  8. 500-gallon underground propane tank found at Virginia home ...

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    A 500-gallon underground propane tank was found at a Virginia home that exploded Friday, killing one firefighter and injuring others, officials said Saturday.

  9. List of explosions - Wikipedia

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    2007 Maputo arms depot explosion: 1 May 2007 Spain: Palencia: 9 30 Explosion in a residential building [33] [34] 26 July 2007 Syria: Al-Muslimiyah: 15 50 July 2007 Syrian arms depot explosion: 14 September 2007 Romania: Zalău: 2 15 Zalău explosion: 13 October 2007 Ukraine: Dnipro: 9 21+ Building explosion. [35] 19 October 2007 Philippines ...