Fire and Explosion in a Hydrogen Production and Storage Facility
The explosion occurred at a hydrogen fuel plant mainly serving hydrogen forklift fleets. The explosion damaged several nearby homes and could be felt nearly 10 miles away.Police and firefighters responded and not injury was reported. Several houses in the neighbourhood experienced glass breaking. According to a statement of the company, "...there was no detonation of any on-site storage tanks and no workers were injured."
Event Date
April 7, 2020
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Cause Comments
Investigation still ongoing
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
unknown
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Inhabited Area
Pre-event Summary
Waiting for the result of the investigation
Currency
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
THIS EVENT IS STILL WAITING FOR ADDITIONAL INFO BEFORE CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Police and firefighters intervened.
Release Type
Release Substance
Ignition Source
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
Report by the EHSP collecting of internet news immediately after the event.
Company statement after the accident.