Lightning Touches Off Crude Oil Storage Tank in Mississippi
Three adjacent tanks saved from ignition.
July 7, 2020
Three adjacent tanks saved from ignition.
July 7, 2020
Video shows fire circling the tank between the roof and shell.
May 22, 2020
Falling demand threatens to overwhelm available crude oil storage worldwide.
May 16, 2020
The 10-acre training field comes complete with a combination multiple-story burn building and high angle rope rescue prop, a four-level simulated process unit, and a 24-foot diameter bulk storage tank.
February 18, 2020
Neighbors reported hearing at least six explosions during the fire.
February 6, 2020
A small fire spread to a 10,000-gallon storage tank holding flammable product Tuesday morning at a chemical plant in Upper Merion, Pennsylvania.
February 4, 2020
Pre-plans for fire emergencies must be continually edited and updated.
January 22, 2020
Firefighters battled a persistent fire in a chemical storage tank.
January 14, 2020
At one point, flames covered a 1,000-square-meter area, city's mayor says.
January 9, 2020
A mechanical problem in the pump circulation system of an 80,000-barrel naphtha storage tank is suspected as the cause of the massive Intercontinental Terminals Company fire on the Houston Ship Channel in March, an update issued by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board states.
October 30, 2019
There are hundreds of thousands of API storage tanks in use across the United States. Relatively few of them catch fire or have anything catastrophic happen to them. But it’s always best to be prepared.
October 1, 2019
An internal floating roof's purpose is to create a seal between the tank and the atmosphere. Sealing a tank leaves no gap through which to distribute foam. Foam can be pumped in through a manhole.
July 1, 2019
An oil tank could be working just fine. However, if it’s struck by lightning, a catastrophe could be imminent, particularly if the tank has not been grounded.
April 1, 2019
With tanks, original blueprints and drawings should be kept as reference points. These documents can be used to compare notes and measurements such as steel thickness.
January 1, 2019
Regulations for storing chemical or oils are a lot stricter than for water storage — for obvious reasons. After all, water is not going to catch fire and explode, potentially releasing toxins into the environment.
October 1, 2018
