ABSTRACT
U.S. Fire Administration/Technical Report Series: LP-Gas Tank Explosion Kills Two Volunteer Firefighters [open pdf - 2MB]
"On Thursday October 2, 1997, two Carthage, Illinois Fire Department volunteer firefighters died, one was seriously injured, and another was injured when a horizontal liquefied petroleum gas (LP- Gas) tank BLEVE'd (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion). The rocketing tank struck them as they prepared to advance pre-connected hoselines from their high-pressure fog pumper about eight minutes after their arrival."
| Report Number: | US Fire Administration Technical Report Series: Report 120; USFA-TR-120 |
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| Date: | 1997-10 |
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| Copyright: | United States Fire Administration (USFA). Posted here from Lessons Learned Information Sharing database (LLIS). Documents are for personal use only and copyright laws apply. |
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| Format: | pdf |
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