| Document ID (ISN) | 54086 |
| CIS number |
90-1328 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0014-6269 - Face au risque |
| Year |
1990 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Dosne R. |
| Title |
160,000 litres of ethanol on fire |
| Original title |
160 000 litres d'éthanol en feu [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1990, No.260, p.39, 41, 43, 44. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Report of a railway accident in which a tank-car full of ethanol overturned and caught fire. Intervention by emergency personnel is described, including the measures necessitated by a shortage of water. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
fire fighting; ethanol; transport of materials; tank wagons; fire |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
accident descriptions |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Transport of materials
Fires
Alcohols
Rail transportation
|
