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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.
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 ...
As of December 2015, the propane retail cost was approximately $1.97 per gallon, [62] which meant filling a 500-gallon propane tank to 80% capacity costed $788, a 16.9% decrease or $160 less from November 2013. Similar regional differences in prices are present with the December 2015 EIA figure for the East Coast at $2.67 per gallon and the ...
A 500-gallon underground propane tank was found at a Virginia home that exploded Friday, killing one firefighter and injuring others, officials said Saturday.
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 ...
Five brothers from Minnesota have been seriously injured in a propane tank explosion. The siblings aged 6-14 years old suffered severe burns in an explosion at a storage unit north of Bagley, Minn ...
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.
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.