Fire in hot asphalt cargo hold, spontaneous ignition during unloading

Frank Huess Hedlund

Fire in hot asphalt cargo hold, spontaneous ignition during unloading

Frank Huess Hedlund

Technical University of Denmark

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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
the decision eventually was taken.

Original language	English
Journal	Loss Prevention Bulletin
Volume	224
Pages (from-to)	23-24
ISSN	0260-9576
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Fire in hot asphalt cargo hold, spontaneous ignition during unloading

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