Fire on a Hydrogen Bus During Refueling
The fire developed an early morning on a hydrogen bus at a refuelling station for public transport. The fire Department was called to site responding to reports of a fire on the property. A section of the highway was closed as firefighters.According to the bus company release, one bus was destroyed and the dispenser of the hydrogen fuelling station was damaged. The stationary hydrogen storage and the rest of the Explosions were heard and seen from the tanks on the bus that had just been filled. Although not (yet) confirmed by the investigation, the most plausible interpretation of the scarce news and images is that the explosion like events were caused by the opening of the thermally activated pressure relief devices, and that the on-board high-pressure tanks did not failed under pressure. The Fire Department is conducting an investigation. Nothing can be concluded before the results of the investigation are made public.
Event Date
July 18, 2023
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
on-board hydrogen storage, dispenser
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Operational Condition
Pre-event Summary
The hydrogen refueling station and the FC-buses fleet were recently been deployed.
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
unknwon
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
HydrogenCentral news of 20 July 2023
https://hydrogen-central.com/fire-engulfs-new-hydrogen-bus-fueling-stat…
(accessed July 2023)