Hazmat Crews Respond to Hydrogen Explosion Risk at Atmel Building
the hazmat crews evacuated the workers at the Atmel building and established a safe zone. The crews used liquid nitrogen. The biggest danger was the chance of explosion
Event Date
July 30, 2006
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
Hydrogen tanker
Location Type
Location description
Unknown
Operational Condition
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
1
Currency
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category