Incident analysis of Bucheon LPG filling station pool fire and BLEVE.
An LPG filling station incident in Korea has been studied. The direct cause of the incident was concluded to be faulty joining of the couplings of the hoses during the butane unloading process from a tank lorry into an underground storage tank. The faulty connection of a hose to the tank lorry resulted in a massive leak of gas followed by catastrophic explosions. The leaking source was verified by calculating the amount of released LPG and by analyzing captured photos recorded by the television news service. Two BLEVEs were also studied.
Institute of Gas Safety R&D, Korea Gas Safety Corporation, 332-1 Daeya-dong, Siheung-shi, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. kspark@kgs.or.kr
Kyoshik
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Park
M Sam
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Mannan
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Ji-Yoon
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Keren
Yanjun
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Wang
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D004777:Environment; D005107:Explosions; D005390:Fires; D005579:Fossil Fuels; D005740:Gases; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D007723:Korea; D010578:Petroleum; D013997:Time Factors
D005579:Fossil Fuels; D005740:Gases; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D010578:Petroleum