Spanish camp site disaster.

By:

Stinton, H. G

Contributor(s):

Hampshire Fire Brigade Headquarters

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1983Description: 9p., no refs, 2 figsReport number: Institutional/Corporate BodySubject: In Spain on Tuesday the 11 July 1978 a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas exploded, killing over 200 people instantly, and 120 suffered very extreme burns. The author visited the site in his official capacity of fire officer, to discover the causes, and if possible to ensure that a similar accident could not occur in the U.K., where similar tankers operate. The court findings brought to light dangerous practices which had been followed for a long time. The road vehicle was over-loaded, and without a pressure relief valve. It lacked a current pressure test certificate, and corrosion had taken place in the high tensile steel tank

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Reprinted from the Journal of Hazardous Materials; 1983; Vol 7; pp393-401

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In Spain on Tuesday the 11 July 1978 a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas exploded, killing over 200 people instantly, and 120 suffered very extreme burns. The author visited the site in his official capacity of fire officer, to discover the causes, and if possible to ensure that a similar accident could not occur in the U.K., where similar tankers operate. The court findings brought to light dangerous practices which had been followed for a long time. The road vehicle was over-loaded, and without a pressure relief valve. It lacked a current pressure test certificate, and corrosion had taken place in the high tensile steel tank

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