Fire on a Liquid Hydrogen Tanker
A road tanker carrying 125,000 cubic feet of liquid hydrogen caught fire when the tankers vent stack malfunctioned.The area within a one-mile radius was evacuated. No one was injured in the incident.
Event Date
April 15, 2000
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Cause Comments
Malfunction of a safety device
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
LH2 tanker trailer
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Countryside Road Or Highway
Operational Condition
Pre-event Summary
While driving, a safety device on a tanker carrying liquid hydrogen malfunctioned.
Currency
Event Nature
Emergency Action
A safety device on a tanker carrying liquid hydrogen malfunctioned, causing a clear fire to erupt and burn straight into the air. Over 300 local residents were evacuated.
Release Type
Release Substance
Hydrogen Release Concentration (%)
3540.00
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
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)