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  2. Chala LPG tanker disaster - Wikipedia

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    The Chala LPG tanker disaster was a road transport accident that occurred on August 27, 2012, on Indian National Highway 17 (now NH 66) at Chala in the Kannur District of India's Kerala State. The accident occurred when an Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) LPG road tanker hit a road lane divider, overturned and exploded, starting several ...

  3. List of tank truck fires and explosions - Wikipedia

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    On 27 August 2012, on Indian National Highway 17 (now NH 66), at Chala in the Kannur District of India's Kerala State, an accident occurred when an Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) LPG tank truck hit a road lane divider, overturned and exploded in a BLEVE, which resulted in several building fires between 9:30 pm and 11 pm. The accident ...

  4. Autogas - Wikipedia

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    All Ford LPG vehicles that were locally made used liquid injected LPG and developed 3 kW more than the petrol equivalent. [citation needed] There are approximately 310,000 autogas-powered cars on Australia's roads. The number of LPG/Dual fuel vehicles continues to decrease, falling by 34.2% (161,191) between 2013 and 2018.

  5. Natural gas vehicle - Wikipedia

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    In 1993, CNG had become available in Delhi, India's capital, though LPG became predominantly used due to its lower capital costs. Compressed Natural Gas is a domestic energy produced in Western parts of India. In India, most CNG vehicles are dual-fuelled, which means they can run both on CNG and petrol.

  6. Tank truck - Wikipedia

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    The smallest of these trucks usually carry about 3,800 litres (1,000 US gal; 830 imp gal) of LPG under pressure. Typically, LPG tank trucks carry up to 3,499 US gallons (13,250 L; 2,914 imp gal) of product (usually liquid propane), on a 2-axle bobtail truck. 3,500 US gallons and greater requires a 3-axle truck (tank wagon).

  7. Liquefied petroleum gas - Wikipedia

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    LPG cylinders in India Liquefied petroleum gas tank on a rural farm. Predominantly in Europe and rural parts of many countries, LPG can provide an alternative to electric heating, heating oil, or kerosene. LPG is most often used in areas that do not have direct access to piped natural gas. In the UK about 200,000 households use LPG for heating.

  8. Transport in India - Wikipedia

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    An LPG auto rickshaw in, Delhi, India. ... [101] [102] The RORO service, the first of its kind in India, allowed trucks to be transported on flatbed trailers.

  9. Indane (LPG) - Wikipedia

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    The first Indane LPG connection was released on 22 October 1965 at Kolkata. Indane serves more than 130 million families through a network of 12,500 distributors. 27% of its customers reside in semi-urban or rural markets and every second LPG cooking gas connection in India is that of Indane. The sales network is backed by 47 Indane area offices.