WE NEED ICE - Explosion on the Railroad

PART 6: FIREFIGHTING REVAMPED - We Need Ice - The Kingman BLEVE True Story


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If necessity is the mother of invention, then mass casualties are the catalyst of reinvention. If anything positive was going to come out of this disaster, it was going to be improving practices for managing such events in order to avoid repeating history.

9-11 has been brought up, more than once, with witness accounts of the Kingman Bleve. After September 11, 2001, changes were employed for safer air travel. Similarly, the 1973 Kingman BLEVE influenced protocols for transporting liquid gas, firefighting, and handling explosions worldwide. 

The procedural modifications implemented because of the Kingman BLEVE were necessary alterations put in place to save lives.

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WE NEED ICE - Explosion on the RailroadBy Meg Maran