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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 ...
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.
July 22 – A city of St. Paul Department of Public Works backhoe hooked and pulled apart a Northern States Power Company (NSP) high-pressure gas service line in St. Paul, Minnesota. An explosion and natural gas-fueled fire resulted about 20 minutes after the backhoe hooked the service line.
The explosion in Lake Worth Beach's Bay Hill Village remains under investigation. However, neighbors believe it began when a 100-gallon propane tank caught fire. However, neighbors believe it ...
The gas company was performing site work on Friday afternoon when the home suddenly exploded, according to police.
December 9 – A Phillips Petroleum Company propane pipeline leaked, in Franklin County, Missouri, causing the 1970 propane vapor cloud explosion in Port Hudson. The leak led to a propane cloud explosion, with a force estimated up to 50 tons of TNT. The NTSB cited past external and internal corrosion issues, and poor welds on the uncoated ...
Father, 5 children hurt in propane tank explosion while getting toys: 'Devastating accident' Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY. November 12, 2024 at 12:42 PM.
October 25 – An explosion at a valve in a natural gas processing station on October 25 near Evanston, Wyoming killed one worker, and injured 4 others. [245] November 16 – Propane from a storage cavern for a pipeline escaped and ignited in Jasper, Missouri, forcing 1,000 people to evacuate. A rail line and a highway were also closed.