HIAD Facility - Storage Medium: Gas

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

The ignition of a hydrogen leak occurred at a semitrailer connected to a pressure reducing station, while waiting a transfer. The alert was given by personnel of the company cafeteria located nearby…

Fire of vinyl chloride-made-air release pipe while CVD equipment in operation - With a vacuum pump for air discharging being operated, silane and hydrogen gases were mistakenly allowed to flow in…

In a refinery, a fire occurred at a new reactor for the vacuum distillate hydro-desulfurization unit. Internal gas (hydrogen, hydrocarbon, etc.) blew from a flange of upper piping in the reactor. It…

Hydrogen leakage occurred on a pipe flange in an ammonia synthesis unit. A fire started immediately, which was taken under a control before the arrival of firefighters.

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.

Two employees were performing works on hydrogen piping (H2) in the chlorate production unit of a chemical plant when an ignited leak of H2 occurred. The operator initiated the emergency plan and…

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

Fire broke out along a transition corridor combining several underground pipelines transporting hazardous substances, including hydrogen, kerosene and ethylene oxide. The fire was brought under…

Excavation work was performed nearby a buried pipeline of gaseous hydrogen. The excavation machine hit the pipeline causing an under-expanded jet fire. No injuries. The excavation machine was burnt…

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…

Explosion and fire in gasholder storing hydrogen in thermal black plant.

Hydrogen enrichment of the gaseous phase in a rail tanker initiated an exothermic reaction between hydrogen and chlorine which in turn triggered fire of iron chloride.

Fires and chain reactions involved more than 100 cylinders of hydrogen or other gases in a storage system. The fire lasted for more than 5 hours and the neighbourhood has been affected by flying…

the fire was detected by an employee during the normal inspection tour, . It was caused by the ignition of a leak of process gas (hydrogen, methane and water vapour) from the reforming furnaces.…

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…

This incident occurred in a unit processing vegetable oils and fats. A fire-brigade from the involved town was at the scene in a few minutes and was assisted by the Fire Department of a bigger city.…

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…