Fire and Explosion in a LPG Storage Facility
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During the night of 9th April 2008, there was a fire and explosion somewhere in Johor Baharu involving the storage and sales of compressed liquified petroleum gas (LPG) facility owned by the distributor. The accident caused the deaths of 3 workers who were undertaking some work in the premises. Apart from those deaths, the building roof structures were badly damaged,2 lorries parked in the store were destroyed and 4 adjoining buildings were affected by the fire.It is believed the leakages from some of the LPG cylinders stored in the premises and the source of ignition in the facility contributed to the accident.
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The forensic engineering investigation on the accident is still continuing to unearth the root causes of the accident. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It is strongly advised that the following safe work practices are followed for facility involving the handling and storage of flammable and explosive substances: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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