Explosion and massive fire

It is not known whether the good intentions were for better service to the local customers or to improve market share. However, less than three months after flammable materials were introduced, six of their large tanks in the terminal, as well as their office, were destroyed by an explosion and massive fire. As a result of the incident, the company is no longer in business at that location. 

The breeze held steady from the south but the speeds varied from 8 to 14 knots (16 to 26 km/hr). Employees searched for and shut down all nearby potential electrical ignition sources. Fortunately, the petro-chemical plant was able to avoid an ignition. This ordeal of a massive uncontrolled leak lasted over five hours. An accidental ignition of this cloud had the potential for a severe vapor cloud explosion and massive fire damage. [6]... 

Materials which (in themselves) are readily capable of detonation or of explosive decomposition or explosive reaction at normal temperatures and pressures. Includes materials which are sensitive to mechanical or loceilized thermal shock. If a chemical with this hazard rating is in an advanced or massive fire, the area should be evacuated. 

A massive explosion and fire occurred at an agricultural chemical packaging facility in Arkansas, killing three firefighters and injuring a fourth. The likely cause was a supersack of azinphos-methyl (an insecticide) being placed near a hot compressor exhaust pipe. 

The destiny of stellar species invites the following question what mutation transforms an otherwise peaceful and long-lasting celestial body into an explosive and creative supernova In fact it is the star s luminosity and the ruinous energy expenditure of its glorious years that bring about its own downfall. Indeed, to shine it must burn, and to bum it must perish. In a straggle to draw out their final lustre, massive stars push their fires to the very limit and exhaust themselves in an attempt to preserve their former brilliance. 

Atoms with the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei are chemically identical atoms of the same element, but have different masses and may differ in their nuclear properties. Such atoms are isotopes of the same element. Some isotopes are radioactive isotopes, or radionuclides, which have unstable nuclei that give off charged particles and gamma rays in the form of radioactivity. Radioactivity may have detrimental, or even fatal, health effects a number of hazardous substances are radioactive, and they can cause major environmental problems. The most striking example of such contamination resulted from a massive explosion and fire at a power reactor in the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl in 1986. 

Deepwater Horizon/ Macondo, Gulf of Mexico Explosion and fire leading to nine fatalities, a massive environmental spill, and enormous financial loss. 

On April 23, 2004, massive amount of flammables escaped from a reactor about 10 30 p.M. at the Formosa Plastics Corporation, llUopolis, Illinois, manufacturing facility. An explosion and fire followed which killed five chemical process operators and severely injured three other workers [8] (see Figs 4.1 and 4.2). 

At 1 20 PM. on March 23, 2005, a large flammable vapor cloud was ignited by the backfire of an idling diesel pickup truck, resulting in a massive explosion and fire in the ISOM unit at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas. Fifteen workers were killed and 180 others were injured in the worst industrial accident in recent US. history. 

The proper design, operation, and maintenance of this irrstrumerttation are one of the keys to prevention of this massive spill, explosion, and fire. See the HSL generated report for additional details. 

On June 1, 1974, a fire and massive explosion occurred at the Nypro (UK) Ltd. works near Flixborough, North Lincolnshire (Fig. 42.1). An accidental release of cyclohexane at 0.96 MPa and between 150 to 155°C resulted in an unconfined vapor cloud explosion (UVCE) that caused 28 fatalities, the destruction of the plant, severe injury to inhabitants, and sig-... 

An explosion, heard up to 30 miles away, and resulting fires at the Texaco refinery site, Milford Haven, on 24 July 1994, causing injury to 26 people and massive damage to the site. The incident happened at the Pembroke Cracking Company (PCC) plant, a joint partnership... 

For the onshore industries, the signature event that highlighted the differences between occupational and process safety was the explosion and fire at BP s Texas City refinery in 2005. For many years that refinery had had a good safety record that was steadily improving. And then a massive explosion occurred. Fifteen workers died and more than 170 others were injured. There was also extensive destmction of equipment and loss of production. 

About 20 minutes after the initial explosion the gas riser from the Tartan platform, which had not been shut in, failed and a second massive explosion occurred, followed by an escalation of the fire. Fifty minutes later the riser going to MCP-01 also failed, resulting in a third explosion. A continued series of explosions and fires led to the eventual destruction of the platform and to the deaths of many additional workers. 

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