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Report On An Explosion In A Petrol Tank At The Ironbridge Service Station, Southall

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Fire Research Note, 172. Fire Research Station, Borehamwood, England, (1955)

Abstract

An explosion occurred in a petrol tank while a vent pipe was being cut with an oxyacetylene cutter. The tank had been emptied 27 years ago and not used since. The incident emphasizes the importance of' taking full precautions before carrying out work on a tank which has contained flammable liquid.

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