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E XP LO SIO N , I MP LO SIO N
FIRE
W HAT HAPPENED
Re processing of dyed fabric was
undertaken in the Jet Dyeing (which is a
normal practice) to adjust quality .
After loading fabric in jet dyeing, operator
started heating and circulation of the
fabric and moved towards the control panel
for setting temperature and other
parameters.
At that instant, there was a sudden
explosion in the jet dyeing machine.
What could be route cause of explosion?
W H AT
H APPENED
Due
t o e x p l o s io n u p pe r p o rt i o n o f th e
J e t Dye i n g m/ c wa s f lo w n i n ma i n
p ro ce s si n g p l a n t & J e t Dy e i n g m / c
w a s f o u n d d e f o rm e d .
D u e t o f l ow in g o f m a t e ria l co n tro l
p a n e l a t n ea r b y wa s da mag e d ,
B u i l d i ng ro o f w as dam a g e d . St o ck a t
n e a r b y w e re t o rn d u e t o fa l l i ng o f
m a t e ri a l a n d d a m a g e d p ro p e rt y
I NCIDENT PHOTOS
Damaged Jet Dyeing Machine and surrounding property.
I NCIDENT PHOTOS
Portion of Jet Dyeing machine thrown off due to explosion
I NCIDENT PHOTOS
Damage to surrounding property - 1
I NCID ENT
PH O TO S
INCID ENT
450
P ROBABLE CAUSE
After
D AMAGES
Main
PHOTOGRAPHS
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P HOTOGRAPHS
W HAT HAPPENED
Out of series of tank ,one tank fully loaded
with Petrol was ignited due to a spark.
Due to spark it got ignited and exploded
violently and subsequently fire generated
which last for four days.
In addition to depot destruction, extensive
nearby property damage, and smoke
nuisance further local ground water was
contaminated by foamy fire water runoff.
Huge quantity of impounded runoff was
decontaminated and was to be disposed off
T H E I NCIDENT
Somewhere in 2005 depot erupted in
explosion and fire.
This was one of the strongest explosion &
probably largest in Europe
Incident continued for four days
About 20 tanks were destroyed
43 People destroyed
Many nearby establishment destroyed
Ground water contaminated
Near by land fertility lost
I NCIDENT
Filling of two tanks were started in
morning thro pipe line and was
expected to continue for next
At near by truck loading was going on
One of these tank was filled to level
and level indicator stopped changing
but filling was continued(Not stopped)
This tank overfilled excessively and
started to overflow and drain in bund
Immediately vapor cloud flowing
observed from bund in all direction
I NCIDENT