Report of accident in business district, when front bumper of fuel delivery truck slipped over rear bumper of LP-Gas semitrailer transport which it was attempting to push, and pipe fitting broke on LP-Gas cargo tank; escaping gas vaporized and ignited, resulting in fire that destroyed or severely damaged two tank trucks, two automobiles, and seven buildings; operation of pressure relief valves and coordinated attack by mutual-aid fire companies averted even greater disaster; new specification requirement necessary on construction of all such vehicles manufactured in United States after Sept 1965 is given.


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    Titel :

    LP-gas transport truck fire, Aylmer, Ontario


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Fire J


    Beteiligte:
    Garrad, C. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Fire Journal ; 59 , n 5


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1965


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch