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This data is from the European Hydrogen Incidents and Accidents database HIAD 2.1, European Commission, Joint Research Centre.

Fire from a Liquid Hydrogen Pipe
A fire occurred on a plant. The fire resulted from an escape of liquid hydrogen from a joint between an isolating block valve and a relief valve on one of the separation column preheater. The relief valve had been under repair and was being brought back onto line when the incident happened.An investigation team was appointed. The first task was to confirm that it was safe to resume operation in the section of the plant.
Event Date
July 17, 1985
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Cause Comments
The relief valve had been under repair and was being brought back onto line when the incident happened.
Facility Information
Application Type
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
relief valve, liquid hydrogen
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Unknown
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
1
Environmental Damage
0
Property Loss (onsite)
Y
Property Loss (offsite)
N
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

Event description extracted from the UK database ICHEME in PDF.
The ICHEME database is no longer available for purchase, but data can be download as PDF for free.
https://www.icheme.org/knowledge/safety-centre/resources/accident-data/
(accessed October 2020)

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