On May 30, 1970, a tank truck partially filled with liquefied oxygen exploded, without warning, after making a delivery at the Victory Memorial Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. The force of the explosion and ensuing fires resulted in fatal injuries to the driver and a bystander, minor injuries to 30 other persons, and substantial property damages. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the abrupt oxidation, without warning, during conditions normally incident to transportation, of one or more reactant materials inside the cargo tank, which triggered an intense heat-producing reaction between the aluminum of the cargo tank and the oxygen cargo; the resultant rapid rise in pressure and weakening of the tank wall led to the explosive rupture of the tank and the resultant fatalities, injuries, and property damage. (Author)


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    Title :

    Liquefield Oxygen Tank Explosion Followed by Fires in Brooklyn, New York May 30, 1970


    Publication date :

    1971


    Size :

    68 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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