Fire in a Chlorine Production Plant
In an chlorine production plant, vented chlorine and hydrogen, auto ignited when the hydrogen concentration was allowed to exceed 5% and the mixture mixed with air.
Event Date
January 23, 1968
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Cause Comments
The excess of hydrogen concentration in the exhaust occurred due to the fact that the hydrogen detector were not (properly) calibrated.
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
chlorine electrolyzer, exhaust system, gas detection
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Operational Condition
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
2
Currency
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Release Type
Release Substance
Ignition Source
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
Extract from the Zalosh and Short 1978
Appendix A, Table II
This is the reporting template used originally by HIAD 1.0