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Fire at Atlas Foundry Oct 7th, 2007 Tacoma Washington
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| At around 2:45 p.m. Saturday October 7th a fuel
tank farm located at the Atlas Foundry erupted into flames and
explosions sending flaming debris in all directions. The incident
occurred while filling a propane tank. It is claimed initially that
hot-work at the plant ignited the propane resulting in out of
control flames and explosion as the propane truck burned. Portions
of the truck
were thrown through the air landing on highway 16 coming to a rest
under an overpass, it continued to burn for several hours. The
concussion was felt by Tacoma residents for miles away, many
reported the electricity flickering followed by a loud explosion and
shaking. These photos were taken moments after the largest
explosion. Flames can be seen jetting up in the air from a high
pressure source as the propane continued to vent from another tank. This continued to burn for hours into the night.
4 people were sent to the hospital and one has died.
It has been determined that a failed hose was the cause of the
fire.
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photos taken from over 1/2 mile away |
Flames up to 100 feet from a high pressure pipe venting gas |
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All traffic on freeway is blocked |
flaming debris in all directions |
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Close up of fire, the building at the bottom of the picture is 20 feet tall from the base to the bottom of the roof |
Lenticular cloud cam captures smoke click for video |
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Truck wreckage |
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Tank flattened out on the ground |
Burnt tanks remaining |
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Full area view, click to enlarge |
