HIAD Nature of the Consequences: Fire

the hazmat crews evacuated the workers at the Atmel building and established a safe zone. The crews used liquid nitrogen. The biggest danger was the chance of explosion

During the isomerization of wax in a lube oil plant, the high pressure reactor ruptured, releasing its contents. The released gas ignited and a fire developed in the plant area where operators and…

At around 9:15 a.m., during a routine inspection, a flame was observed at the bottom flange of a reactor in a refinery. A few moments later, sensors near the leak detected a rise in temperature.The…

During a work tour on a refinery, an employee noticed a fire at the level of a flange at the inlet of the grille of an exchanger, located at the outlet of a reactor of the catalytic reforming unit.…

A diesel and gas leak (H2, H2S, CH4) occurred in a hydrodesulfurization unit (2,200 t/d). The leak location was on one of the boiler valves of the stabilization column. The released mixture (390 C /…

Following a catalyst regeneration a fire occurred on a hydrocracking unit during unit pressure testing prior to start-up. The fire resulted from ignition of high - pressure hydrogen-rich gas that…

The leak ignited at the seal located between the bottom and the body of a heat exchanger of a desulfurization unit of a refinery. The fire is alimented by the leaking fuel under pressure for about…

The fire, 1 m high fire occurred in a pipe at the inlet of the hydrodesulfurisation unit of a refinery. The fire was caused by the leak of the pipe content, hydrogen and diesel fuel. According to the…

A fire, fuelled by a mixture of gasoline and hydrogen, occurred on a heat exchanger located at 15 m height in a gasoline processing unit of a refinery. The operator triggered the emergency plan. Site…

A hydrogen car caught fire at a hydrogen fuelling station. During refuelling of a H2-fueled car the owner heard an abnormal noise and opened the fuel filler door to investigate. A small fire then…

A huge car crash take place on the highway A4/E70 between Padua and Trieste, North of Italy. More than 250 cars were involved. More than 13 persons died and more than 90 injured. The main reason of…

A shift supervisor received severe burns and later died after a flexible hose used to transfer hydrogen to the catalytic reformer was over-pressurised and caught fire.Hydrogen is supplied from three…

The fire broke out in the acid etching tank of the ferric chloride manufacturing unit of a SEVESO-classified chemical plant. In this tank, the attack reaction of the iron metal with hydrochloric acid…

Hydrogen fire at a chlorine chemical production plant (Seveso-classified)Hydrogen ignited in a chlorine electrolyzer unit. The facility was shutdown. The staff of the unit, present on site, triggered…

A leak occurred while loading a semi-trailer carrying hydrogen gas cylinders. An employee closed the supply valve but the leak ignited and reached the trailer's tires. The vehicle caught fire,…

A hydrogen leak sparked a fire at a power plant, burning a 30-foot hole in the roof. Only one of the plants four turbines were shut down.

A hydrogen fire occurred in a nuclear power plant outside the controlled area. The leaking point was on a pipe system of the distribution circuit of the gas network (6 bar nominal working pressure…

A 2-inch line carrying hydrogen gas at approximately 2,800 psi (approximately 19.3 MPa) failed at a weld, resulting in a high pressure hydrogen fire. The fire resulted in flame impingement on the…

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

The fire occurred after a hydrogen released from a venting valve opened for inspection. The hydrogen was at 300 bar and 300C centigrade. The hydrogen ignited probably spontaneously and killed 4…