A pick-up truck pulling a trailer carrying compressed hydrogen crashed in Ohio yesterday. The hydrogen leaked and ignited, producing flames ten metres into the air. The hydrogen quantity transported was 450 kg.

During agricultural drainage work carried out by a farmer, an explosion occurred on a hydrogen pipeline located in a field. Flames several meters high were visible and two houses were evacuated. A safety perimeter was set up. The pipeline operator applied procedures to ensure the safety of the local residents and the pipeline.The damaged pipe was listed by the operator. The farmer did not declare the work site and no verification was done before starting the work.[ARIA event 57406]

A fire developed on a tube trailer transporting 330 kg of compressed hydrogen, while travelling on a highway. The fire was due to a pressure relief valve of a tube releasing hydrogen. The flames reached 10 to 20 m. The fire brigades were able to extinguish the file in 30 minutes.The truck had left a plant of hydrogen production and storage to deliver to a refuelling station. The probable origin of the incident is a fire on the tyres of the truck, which caused the overheating of the tubes, the increase of the internal pressure and the consequent opening of the pressure relief valve.

A fire broke out on the worlds first hydrogen carrier vessel shortly before setting sail from Australia to Japan carrying the worlds first international shipment of liquefied hydrogen. A flame was seen coming from the gas combustion units exhaust on deck. The unit was immediately shut down and isolated before the crew implemented the fire prevention response plan.The event occurred after the ship had loaded liquefied hydrogen, at berth in the harbour, during an attempt to burn excess boil-off gas from the liquid hydrogen cargo tank.

The hydrogen possible leaked and ignited from a tank which was inside a car parked in a hospital underground parking garage. The tank was supposed to be used for launching a weather balloon. Two people were injured and are being treated in the Emergency Department. The explosion damaged at least three other cars in the parking garage.The cause is under investigation by Detroit police and fire. The parking garage does not appear to have sustained any structural damage.

The tanker truck was carrying nearly 13,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen. it hit the base of a light pole in the parking lot of a local grocery store as the driver was attempting to turn around. Hydrogen gas then began leaking out of it. This resulted in a valve on the truck to become damaged and could have caused the liquid hydrogen to be released from the truck, a very serious situation for nearby residents and businesses. Nobody was physically harmed by the incident.

A lorry loaded with gaseous hydrogen cylinders caught fire and shut a motorway.No one has been injured.

A truck-trailer transporting 4,000 pounds (1800 kg) of compressed hydrogen burned to ground, including the driver cabin. The driver was able to get out before it got fully engulfed. 3- to 4-feet of flames were seen coming from the hydrogen tanks, the confinement of which, however, was not completely lost.Despite the absence of factual evidence due to the total loss, the authorities suspected that the initial fire feveloped in the engin. The heat of the engine fire impinged on the trailer, and caused the pressure release system to relase hydrogen.

The truck overturned and lost vacuum insulation. The hydrogen boiled and vented, but there was no ignition. The potential for fire or explosion, however, led to precautions that did cause considerable disruption: the interstate highway where the accident occurred was closed and nearby homes and businesses were evacuated.

The incident occurred on a highway. The truck would have tried to avoid an obstacle fallen on the road. It so left the road, collided with the central guardrail and tipped over on the other side. The tractor caught fire, then a leak on one of the bottles containing hydrogen (approximately 20 tubes) ignited and the fire propagated.A security perimeter was set up by fire fighters / authorities. The road, as well as the parallel roads, was cut in both ways of traffic. A diversion was organized. It was necessary to let the hydrogen burn and extinguish by controlling the fire.