Fire from Hydrogen Road Tanker
A road transportation incident. A road tanker of hydrogen overturned and caught fire.
Event Date
September 29, 1976
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Cause Comments
Overturn, road incidents,
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
road tanker
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Countryside Road Or Highway
Pre-event Summary
Overturn, road incidents
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
1
Number of Fatalities
3
Currency
Property Loss (onsite)
480000
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category