Herrig Brothers Farm, Iowa, Propane Tank Explosion 1998 Chemical Safety Board CSB BLEVE

Описание: On April 9, 1998, at approximately 11:28 pm, an 18,000-gallon propane tank exploded at the Herrig Brothers Feather Creek Farm in Albert City, Iowa. The blast occurred less
than half an hour after an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), driven by a minor without the owner's
permission, damaged two aboveground propane pipes and a fire resulting from that accident engulfed the tank. The explosion that occurred at the farm is known as a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion or BLEVE. Tank fragments produced by the BLEVE killed two volunteer fire fighters. In addition, seven other emergency response personnel were injured, and several buildings were damaged by the blast. The complete U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) investigation of this explosion is available at http://www.csb.gov/assets/1/19/Final_.... The CSB is an independent federal agency whose mission is to ensure the safety of workers and the public by preventing or minimizing the effects of chemical incidents. The CSB is a scientific investigatory organization; it is not an enforcement or regulatory body. Established by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, the CSB is responsible for determining the probable causes of incidents, issuing safety recommendations, studying chemical safety issues, and evaluating the effectiveness of other government agencies involved with chemical safety. The CSB makes public its actions and decisions through investigation reports, summary reports, safety studies, safety recommendations, special technical publications, and statistical reviews. More information about the CSB may be found on the World Wide Web at (http://www.chemsafety.gov). This is clipped from the CSB 2009 video, Emergency Preparedness: Findings from CSB Accident Investigations. The CSB produces the best videos on chemical safety available today.