Fire on a Truck Transporting Compressed Flammable Gases
The fire broke out under the cabin of a heavy-duty vehicle transporting industrial gas cylinders (hydrogen, acetylene, helium) close to a paint company. Firefighters shelter the employees of this company and deploy 2 water lances. The fire was extinguished after 3 hours, the cabin was destroyed but the load was intact.
Event Date
March 10, 2011
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
under the cabin of a heavy truck transporting industrial gas cylinders
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Unknown
Currency
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
11:00 fire starts Firefighters shelter the employees of this company and deploy 2 water lances. 14:00 Fire extinguished, the cabin was destroyed but the load was intact.
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
ARIA data base
event no. 41357