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March 20116. REFERENCE TO INDUSTRY LOSSESEVENT DATE 08/06/2001CountryLocationUnit TypeEventDescriptionPosition papercommentUnited StatesLouisianaStorageTank fireGasoline layer built up on top of 270 ft diameter floating roof tank due toheavy rain. Fire started by lightning, producing full surface tank fire.Emergency services set up fire fighting equipment, and once in place, thefire was extinguished in 65 minutes.This incident is the largest tank fire ever extinguished. It illustrates thebenefits of Fire Pre-plans.EVENT DATE 17/03/2008CountryLocationUnit TypeEventDescriptionPosition papercommentGermanyKolnStorageTank fireAn ethylene release from a major pipeline ignited to form a jet fire, whichimpinged on an adjacent Acrylonitrile storage tank. A major tank fireensued which took 9 hours to extinguish, during which a number of firetenders were in attendance with the deployment of 1180 fire fighters. Theflames had a devastating impact on the tank’s concrete wall, causing cracksand causing the stability of the whole tank to be in question. Note that theoriginal jet fire took 5 hours to extinguish. There was no active fireprotection available in the area, and no specific emergency plans for thisscenario. The total cost (Property Damage, plus Business Interruption) wasaround Euro 53 million.With clear scenario plans in place, the effects of this major fire could havebeen greatly reduced.7. REFERENCE TO INDUSTRY STANDARDSAPI RP 2001 Fire Protection in Refineries.5 • Fire Pre-plans
RISK ENGINEERING POSITION PAPER8. APPENDICESAPPENDIX AExample of a Fire Protection Pre-PlanABCDEGH1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16= .20 GPM/FT= .25 GPM/FT= .30 GPM/FTWATER APPLICATIONWATERWATERWATERAPPLICATION DENSITIES= .35 GPM/FT= .50 GPM/FT= .60 GPM/FTWATERWATERWATERDIRECTION OFEVACUATIONZONE 10ZONE 9WNEPREVAILING WINDREV.ASPECIAL HAZARDSPECIAL HAZARD18ZONE 819SPZ6 ROADZONE 2F1291ZONE 1PX 4CONTROLROOMOILY WATER SEPARATORCONTAINS NO C4s THUSCLASSIFIED AS OPENDRAINF0764F1297ZONE 7F0770 A&BF0721 B&CU703 COOLING TOWERRECOVEREDXYLENE TANKZONE 3ZONE 4RECYCLELIQUOR SUBCOOLERE1208 C1282 CMOTHER LIQUORCOLUMNB1206C1282 A&BC1284L701F0749K705COOLINGTOWERS/STATIONLEGENDMOTHER LIQUORCOLUMN REBOILERF1295REFLUXDRUMSYMBOLDESCRIPTIONFIRE MAIN FMFIRE MAIN LOWPRESSURE LPFIRE HYDRANTSLUICE VALVECLOCKWISE OPENSLUICE VALVECLOCKWISE SHUTNON-RETURN VALVEZONE 5AWATERSTORAGETANKF0742ZONE 5ZONE 6SPECIAL HAZARD20H *RESTRICTOR PLATE RPMONITOR(350-750 GPM)MONITOR/FOAM(1000-2000 GPM)MONITOR/FOAM(350-750 GPM)GENERAL NOTESHYDRANTS PRESENT ON ORIGINAL PLANT. WHILST 6" FW MAINPROBABLY STILL EXISTS THERE IS NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCEOF THE FIRE HYDRANTSREFERENCE DRAWINGSTITLEDRAWING NO.A APPROVED M.P. J.W. A.W. 11.02.2002P1 PRELIMINARY M.P. J.W. 14.01.2002REV.H140 H288DESCRIPTION OF ISSUEDRAWNCHECKED APPROVAL APPROVAL APPROVAL APPROVAL APPROVALFINALAPPROVALDATEFINAL APPROVAL:THIS DRAWING AND THE INFORMATION HEREIN CONTAINED ARE THE PROPERTY OF HUNTSMANAND/OR SUBSIDIARIES THEREOF WHICH HAS BEEN FURNISHED IN CONFIDENCE UPON THEUNDERSTANDING AND CONDITION THAT ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS RECEIVING SUCHDRAWING AND INFORMATION SHALL BY THE ACT OF RECEIVING THEM BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREEDTO MAKE NO COPY, DUPLICATION, DISCLOSURE OR USE WHATSOEVER OF ALL OR ANY PART THEREOFEXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY HUNTSMAN NOT TO GIVE, LEND OR OTHERWISEDISPOSE OF THIS DRAWING, AND TO RETURN THIS DRAWING PROMPTLY UPON REQUEST.PARAXYLENEAREA 2FIRE PROTECTION PRE-PLANSHEET 1 OF 2SCALE:N.T.S.NORTH TEES WORKSDWG. NO.REV.A(P:/BORDERS/HUNTSMAN/HUNTSA0.DWG)FIJ222222Marsh • 6
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