...Chang Woon Nam Purpose A natural gas pipeline accident could prove to be a dangerous fire source in city centers. Taking the explosive danger caused by natural gas leakage as an example, the purpose of this paper, based on the box model, is to examine how such an environmental hazard can...

... electricity incidents have been arranged and classified into fire, and explosions. Findings Static electricity can be the cause of problems in many areas of industry. It presents a source of ignition for flammable gases, liquids and powders. It can cause fires and explosions in tankers, aircraft...

... (1968) reported four incidents in which contamination of flare systems occurred. The explosions occurred in flare systems as result of air contamination during maintenance, e.g. removal of relief valve for inspection and testing, damage in expansion joints, block valve. Crawley (1994) summarised...

...Ibrahim Mohamed Shaluf Purpose This paper aims to provide graduate students, researchers and government and independent agencies with an overview on BLEVE (i.e. boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion). Design/methodology/approach BLEVE has been studied by researchers, academicians, company...

...G.R.E.E. Ana; M.K.C. Sridhar; E.O. Olakunle; A.U. Gregory Purpose This paper seeks to describe the impact of a series of bomb explosions (Ikeja Ammunition Transfer Depot, Lagos, Nigeria) on the environment, health and psychology of the local communities. Design/methodology/approach Information...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Fires Explosions Fires and explosions 23 September 1998 - Boafeng County, China A huge gas explosion in a coal mine in China's central Hunan province killed 28 miners last week, the Legal Daily said today. The mine, in Baofeng County,had...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Explosions Fires Fires and explosions 29 July 1998 - Gueizhou Province, China Keywords: Explosions, Fires Gas canisters exploded on a train in south-west China bringing down a railway tunnel and killing more than 80 people, a Hong...

... through a department store. The paper said 15 of the victims, who had not been identified, were found on the third floor of the complex. 17 June 1998 ­ Yekaterinburg, Russia Lightning set off huge explosions and a fire at a munitions dump in a Russian military base today, killing six soldiers...