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September 11 – An 8-inch propane/LPG pipeline was ruptured by road building equipment in Greene County, Georgia. One of the road workers was overcome and frozen by the propane fumes. Propane fumes followed the Oconee River for 10 miles (16 km) into Lake Sinclair. [108] [109]
September 14 – A propane pipeline to an underground storage cavern failed in Griffith, Indiana. The propane later caught fire. 1,000 residents were evacuated during the incident. [92] October 8 – A propane pipeline pump station exploded & burned, in Conway, Kansas. The fireball could be seen from a distance of up to about 25–26 miles.
Balloon collided with power lines, causing propane tanks to explode. [20] 4 0 20 April 1980: Hurricane balloon crash Hurricane, West Virginia, United States [21] 3 0 20 September 1980: Flims hot-air balloon crash Near Flims, Switzerland [22] 3 0 15 August 1981: Barrington Hills hot-air balloon crash Barrington Hills, Illinois, United States
Several types of valve connections for propane, butane, and LPG containers exist for transport and storage, sometimes with overlapping usage and applications, and there are major differences in usage between different countries. Even within a single country more than one type can be in use for a specific application.
Propane is the third most widely used motor fuel in the world. 2013 estimates are that over 24.9 million vehicles are fueled by propane gas worldwide. Over 25 million tonnes (over 9 billion US gallons) are used annually as a vehicle fuel.
Blue Rhino operates a propane tank regional distribution center in Hamptonville. Lydall Corporation (NYSE: LDL) [3] operates an automotive thermal/acoustical plant a few miles west of Brooks Crossroads. These companies are two of the largest employers in the county.