HIAD Facility - Storage Medium: Gas

At the time of the incident, the desulfurization unit was shut down for scheduled cleaning of a cooling tower with reintroduction of a gas mixture into the system at a high hydrogen content. The…

The explosion occurred in the compressors unit of the plant. Witnesses reported a cloud of yellow smoke and a fire ball at its bottom. This first event has been followed by a fire fed by a hydrogen…

The syngas leak (hydrogen + methane) occurred at exit of the ammonia production reactor and led to an explosion followed by a fire.The start point of the sequence of events was the syngas at the…

The explosion occurred in a Litol benzene unit, when it was being restarted following a scheduled shutdown for maintenance. The explosion followed the release of about 30 kilograms of hydrogen gas…

The incident occurred in a hydrocracker unit of the refinery. A control valve on the liquid line between the high- and the low-pressure separators was opened in error and the liquid allowed to drain…

The incident occurred in the hydrogenation Unit of a non-further specified chemical plant. Before the occurring of the event, a growing leak had been discovered in the vicinity of a circulation pump…

Explosion, with consequent fire, in chemicals production plantThe accident occurred in the organo-metallic compound production unit, on a transport container for aluminum alkyls, which exploded…

A fire in an oil refineryThe fire broke out together with an explosion noise from the heavy oil direct desulfurization system of the height of about 20 m. The fire burned a part of the system…

An explosion followed by a fire occurred at a tar precipitator of gas treatment of a coke oven. The extractors were manually activated. Ten minutes later, the operator activates the internal…

A case under negligent act causing life danger was booked against the absconding balloon seller, Panic gripped the locality, bomb disposal squads, sniffer dogs and clues teams were rushed to the spot…

The incident at a bio-fuels research laboratory occurred when a visiting research fellow was transferring hydrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide into a low pressure gas cylinder to be used as a…

A violent explosion occurred at a blast furnace. The explosion occurred while the blast furnace was being cleaned at the end of casting. For this purpose, worker poured the contents of a casting…

SUMMARYThe explosion occurred in a catalyst regenerator of the catalytic cracking unit in a fluidized bed during a technical shutdown. A few seconds later, a second explosion is perceived, it is the…

An explosion occurred at a chlorine production plant during the restart of the installation. An hydraulic syphon had probably been blocked by fire extinguishing products following a previous fire on…

Explosion in condenser area two hours after the unit tripped (due to a stator earth fault). The stator earth fault had damaged two hydrogen cooler tubes, which allowed hydrogen to pass from the…

In a residual-oil hydrotreatment unit (also called residual oil hydrogenation) plant, a hydrogenation unit caught fire with a huge bang, followed by a fireball in the form of a mushroom cloud. Black…

An explosion of unknown cause occurred at a hydrogen manufacturing plant. The explosion occurred on the second floor of the building, used by employees as a cafeteria and offices. The company where…

The explosion occurred at the hydrogen producing unit of a refinery.A solution of potassium carbonate was being drawn off from an absorption tower to a temporary storage tank for a turnaround…

On September 1, 1992, an explosion in this facility occurred due to an accidental release of hydrogen at the Institute of Energy Conversion, University of Delaware, US. Hydrogen gas was used in…

Fire in bulk hydrogen storage compound. Pressure gauge shut off valve spindle blown out (could be completely unscrewed and removed). The subsequent leak ignited by unknown source. No injuries…