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Fire accident at heat exchanger for hydrogenation desulfurizer of gasoline caused by expansion of a screw.

A rupture in the furnace of an oil refinery caused it to loose 700 pounds of diesel and hydrogen resulting in a fire.

At a nuclear power plant, a fire occurred in the station's hydrogen storage facility while the plant was operating at 100% power. The fire was reported to the control room by a non-licensed operator…

In a lube oil plant of a refinery, during the isomerisation of wax, the high pressure reactor ruptured, releasing gas composed by 70 % of hydrogen and 30 % of gaseous hydrocarbons (methane, ethane…

Lightning caused fires at plant near Hamburg after igniting a hydrogen mixture release through a ventilation pipe

This incident occurred at a linear alkylbenzene manufacturing plant. It affected dehydrogenation reactor of normal paraffin, during the operation of catalyst exchange in the reactor. This is usually…

A fatality occurred after a flexible hose used to transfer hydrogen to the catalytic reformer was over-pressurised and caught fire.On June 9, 1997, No. 1 and No. 2 hydrogen modules were connected to…

A small quantity of hydrogen gas leaked out of a pipe and caught fire. The danger of an explosion was averted by the safety crew who put out the fire and switched the gas flow to an alternative line.

Weld failure caused a fire involving a hydrogen pipe at a fertilizer ammonia plant. Source of ignition was autoignition.

Two mechanic workers had picked up a work permit for the removal of filters from a hydrogen line. An operator also visited the scene and answered the mechanics question as to whether the line should…

A fire occurred on a plant. The fire resulted from an escape of liquid hydrogen from a joint between an isolating block valve and a relief valve on one of the separation column preheater. The…

Fire in a ammonia plant.The accident starts with a leak of a hydrogen-nitrogen mixture at the suction flange of a compressor. The mixture ignites on contact with air and the fire spreads to an oil…

A fire broke out following a hydrogen leak on the cyclododecane unit in a chemical plant. A plume of smoke became visible outside the site. The fire was brought under control by putttng the unit in…

Hydrogen and butyl acetate released and caught fire on the vent of a hydrogenation reactor, part of a dyes manufacturing plant. The pressure inside the reactor increased due to excess hydrogen…

The on-duty field technician noticed a self-sustained ignition in the hydrogen pipes of a sodium chlorate plant. The flare-like flame of less than one metre in height was located in the space above…

A jet flame occurred in a diesel distillation unit. It was caused by the release and ignition of hydrogen from the low-pressure (60 bar) section of a the unit. It occurred during maintenance works…

a gas leakage (approximately 70% hydrogen, 21% nitrogen and the rest carbon monoxide and other impurities) occurred at the connection between a temperature measurement casing and a flange in the…

An isolation failure in starter coil of the high voltage generator induced an electric arc to the hydrogen supply line, with consequent fire and melting of the line.

Fire in hydrogen compressor at Houston refinery

A leak occurred on a 4 inch hydrogen main gas line which ran along a pipe bridge at the east end of a first stage compression plant building, ignited.The source of ignition was hot welding sparks…