Nonflammable gases incidents

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A similar incident occurred in a tank truck used to cany waste liquids. While it was being filled with a nonflammable liquid and the driver was standing on the top, smoking, an explosion occurred, and the manhole cover was thrown 60 m. On its previous Journey the tank truck had carried a waste liquid containing dissolved flammable gas. Some of the gas was left in the tank and was pushed out when it was filled with the next load. For other examples see Reference lO. 

A major fire erupted in a nonflammable solvents manufacturing unit in a U.S. Gulf Coast chemical complex. A furnace tube in a natural-gas-fired heater ruptured due to overheating. At least 1,800 gallons (6,800 liters) of a combustible heat transfer fluid spilled and burned intensely. Within about 25 minutes, the intense hot fire damaged four levels of structure and associated process equipment. The plant on-site emergency squad quickly and properly responded. However, the price tag for short-lived incident was over 1.5 million in direct property damage and over 4 million in business interruption (U.S. 1979). Fortunately, there were no injuries. [2]... 

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