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[11] [12] The crash punctured a small hole in the front end of the tank. Leaking propane quickly enveloped both sides of the interstate in a vapor cloud, which ignited seconds later in a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) which produced a fireball estimated to be about 700 feet (210 m) wide and 700 to 800 feet (210 to 240 m) tall ...
The tank was leaking propane that “had migrated into the homes,” he said. Firefighters were inside when the home exploded, Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief of Operations James Williams ...
When firefighters arrived at a home in a Washington, D.C., suburb to investigate a report about a gas smell Friday night, they discovered a 500-gallon underground propane tank with a leak on the ...
A Minnesota father and his five children are in critical condition after a cigarette lighter ignited a leaking propane tank that exploded inside a storage container, fire officials said.
The tank collapsed, and one of the contract workers was killed; eight others were injured. A significant volume of sulfuric acid was released to the environment. [42] November 5, 2005 - Two contract employees were overcome and fatally injured by nitrogen as they performed maintenance work near a 24-inch opening on the top of a reactor.
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.
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.
A tree fell on a 500-gallon propane tank behind a Garland Street residence, creating a propane leak in Glenmont, forcing the evacuation of residents early Monday morning.