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A brief report on
HUGE FIRE AT IOC OIL DEPOT,JAIPUR, INDIA ON 29 OCT.-2009
-Aasif Vindhani, QP Refinery, Qatar
How it start?
Thefirebrokeoutwhenpetrolwasbeingtransferredfromthedepottoa
pipelineandsoongotoutofcontrol.Aleakinthepipelineissuspected
tohavecausedtheblaze.InitialTimeline:
29 October-2009, Thursday (IST)
6.45PM:AleakagewasdetectedinIOCdepotinJaipur.Fornext40minutesengineerstriedtorepairit.
7:30PM:Thefirstcontainerexploded,causingeffectofequivalenttoamildquakemeasuring2.3ontheRichterscale.
8:00PM:Thefirebecameuncontrollable
Immediatelyall12tankscatchfire!
Thesewerefloatingrooftanks...thefirestartedfromsomeleakagein
pipeline..theinitialblastmighthavedamagedthevapoursealsofthetanktherebystartingleakageatrimoftankandthenthefire..
A larger tragedy was averted as the LPG cylinders remained safe.
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