NFPCA Urged to Develop LPG Fire Procedures
Seven cars of a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad train derailed near Des Moines, Iowa, on September 1,1975. Eleven of the cars contained liquefied petroleum gas and during the derailment some of the cars were punctured and the LPG escaped and ignited. Ten of the cars were lost and three persons were injured.
Operations were the same as those used by fire fighters who were seriously burned during other accidents investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The only difference was the timing of the explosions. They occurred as fire fighters were approaching the wreckage and thus were not caught in the explosion.
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