TY - JOUR

T1 - Fire in hot asphalt cargo hold, spontaneous ignition during unloading

A1 - Hedlund,Frank Huess

AU - Hedlund,Frank Huess

PB - Institute of Chemical Enineers

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - While unloading hot asphalt from a marine tanker, a fire broke out in the cargo hold. The likely cause was ingress of air caused by the unloading operation and subsequent ignition of asphalt deposits in the headspace due to the presence of pyrophoric iron sulphide compounds. The fire suddenly intensified while personnel were contemplating their options, but it responded well to a foam attack when<br/>the decision eventually was taken.

AB - While unloading hot asphalt from a marine tanker, a fire broke out in the cargo hold. The likely cause was ingress of air caused by the unloading operation and subsequent ignition of asphalt deposits in the headspace due to the presence of pyrophoric iron sulphide compounds. The fire suddenly intensified while personnel were contemplating their options, but it responded well to a foam attack when<br/>the decision eventually was taken.

JO - Loss Prevention Bulletin

JF - Loss Prevention Bulletin

SN - 0260-9576

VL - 224

SP - 23

EP - 24

ER -