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The cause was an explosion following a propane tank leak. [7] On March 1, 1965, the LaSalle Heights Disaster occurred when a gas line fractured in a low-cost residential neighborhood near Montreal, Quebec, killing 28 people and injuring dozens. On January 9, 1968, in Reading, Pennsylvania, an explosion killed nine persons and demolished two ...
[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 Juba tanker explosion was a tank truck explosion that occurred on 17 September 2015 in a suburb of Juba, the capital of South Sudan. It killed an estimated 176 people, most casualties coming from the crowd that had converged on the scene of the leaking tanker. The Red Cross dispatched aid to the suburb of Maridi after the incident.
The campsite of Los Alfaques (Spanish for "the sandbanks") [A] is triangular-shaped and wedged between the beach and the N-340 coastal national road.It is about 2 km south of the nearest township, Sant Carles de la Ràpita, although it belongs to the territory of the Alcanar municipality.
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.
April 14, 2018 - A tank battery caught fire in Caldwell County. [195] April 28, 2018 - A tank battery exploded and burned, in Reeves County. May 2, 2018 - Lightning caused a tank battery fire in southeast Russell County. [196] May 22, 2018 - A tank battery was destroyed, after it was struck by lightning and ignited near Hallsville. [197]
A gas leak refers to a leak of natural gas or another gaseous product from a pipeline or other containment into any area where the gas should not be present. Gas leaks can be hazardous to health as well as the environment. Even a small leak into a building or other confined space may gradually build up an explosive or lethal gas concentration. [1]
Both bombs failed to detonate, so the two students opened fire anyway, killing 12 students and 1 teacher, and injuring 21 others before both committing suicide. Another 20-pound (9.1 kg) propane bomb was found south of the school, presumably as a diversionary device for the police. Other propane tanks were found in their cars, for use as car bombs.