Oil Tanker Fire Breaks Out at Gas Station in Khon Kaen

[Georgealbert]

 

 

A fire broke out at a gas station in Non Sawang, Chiang Yuen District, Khon Kaen Province, involving an oil tanker at approximately 21:50 on October 26. The fire originated in a road tanker which was parked next to a storage tank and another road tanker.

 

Thanks to swift intervention by emergency responders, the fire was contained to the immediate area around the tanker and the truck itself. Responders used water curtains, from hose-lines to prevent it from spreading to the other tanks, fuel pumps or nearby buildings. 

 

Firefighters and emergency crews then worked quickly to manage the flames, using foam to initial control and the then extinguish the fire. One local resident escaping the fire, as she feared it would spread to her home, suffered burns to her feet, after running through the burning, spreading fuel.

 

Local authorities continued to monitor the scene, ensuring the fire remained contained, throughout the night. Officials are also conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the blaze.

 

 

Picture from emergency responders.

 

-- 2024-10-26

 

[hotchilli]

I'm sure it was an accident as all safety protocols would have been followed to the letter.

[richard_smith237]

I think I predicated this in one of the others threads… 

 

Next - tourist boat capsizes…. 
 

[brianthainess]

An OIL tanker, what kind of oil was it I wonder ?

[Georgealbert]

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

An OIL tanker, what kind of oil was it I wonder ?

Most road tankers in Thailand carry both petrol and diesel at the same time, with internal separation. This is clearly identified on the vehicles as UN 1203 and UN1202 respectively. Any warning signage in the picture is hidden under the foam blanket. Vehicles often also carry the red class 3 hazard warning diamond, indicating flammable liquid, in the UN dangerous goods classification.

 

Petrol and diesel may have different combustion and ignition properties, but once on fire they burn very similarly, so the firefighting techniques, heat, flame, running fuel control and suppression methods are the same.

In a fire, the intense heat causes both petrol and diesel to vaporise quickly and this high-temperature vaporisation overrides the volatility differences the fuels have at lower temperatures.
 

Once ignited, both will burn continuously if there’s a supply of heat, oxygen and fuel, as they are both hydrocarbons that release energy in the same exothermic reactions.