Document ID (ISN) | 78584 |
CIS number |
02-885 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0014-6269 - Face au risque |
Year |
2002 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Dosne R. |
Title |
Major industrial accident at the AZF site in Toulouse (I) |
Original title |
Catastrophe industrielle sur le site AZF de Toulouse (I) [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
Feb. 2002, No.380, p.24-28. Illus. |
Abstract |
Description of a major accident due to an explosion in a fertilizer plant in Toulouse, France, 21 September 2001, which resulted in 30 fatalities and 2200 injuries. The explosion occurred in an ammonium nitrate storage unit. The causes have not yet been established. The article covers the chronology of events during the first few hours after the accident, focussing on the efforts of emergency services, the evacuation and the sheltering of the disaster victims. |
Descriptors (primary) |
explosions; major hazards; ammonium nitrate; fertilizer industry; disasters |
Descriptors (secondary) |
France; accident descriptions; neighbourhood populations; emergency organization; fatalities; injuries |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | France |
Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
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Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Major hazards Chemical industry Inorganic substances Explosions
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