The fire ignited roofing materials which had fallen down as the result of the explosion.The operator, who was outside the plant when the explosion occurred, pulled the emergency switch which shut down all the compressors. Although in a dazed condition he then checked in the motor room that all the motors had stopped. He was subsequently taken to hospital where he was found to have no physical injuries but was moderately shocked. The fire alarm was raised by the Gatekeeper who had heard the explosion and seen flames and smoke in the vicinity of the hydrogen plant.

An oil leak in a compressor was identified in the end of Aug 2015 by a technician performing regular maintenance on the compressor. The oil leak had caused a contamination of the entire system from the compressor to the filling nozzle.

A hydrogen compressor had a major malfunction resulting in serious cavitations, vibrations and dead heading of the 1st stage. The incident resulted in 5 of the 8 lower head bolts on the first stage to snap, oil losses and damage to the 1st stage diaphragms. No breaches of hydrogen or contamination took place. The situation was noticed if a remote log in when reviewing the compressor pressures. The system was safely shut down and followed up by an on site investigation an hour later.