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Safety Bulletin U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board FIRE AT PRAXAIR ST. LOUIS DANGERS OF PROPYLENE CYLINDERS IN HIGH TEMPERATURES No. 2005-05-B June 2006 安全公告 美国化工安全与危害调查委员会 圣路易斯普莱克斯火灾 高温环境下丙烯气瓶的危险性 编号：2005-05-B 2006年6月 图1圣路易斯普莱克斯火灾 1 Incident 1.1Incident Description St. Louis was experiencing a heat wave with bright sunlight and temperatures reaching 97oF (36oC) on June 24, 2005. Praxair operations proceeded normally during the morning and early afternoon; however, about 3:20 pm, a technician retrieving cylinders from an outside storage area saw a ten-foot high flame coming from a cylinder (Figure 2) and activated the fire alarm. Security camera video from the facility shows the release and ignition of gas from a cylinder in the propylene return area. 图2 初始事件（来自工厂的安防摄像头） 1、突发事件 1.1突发事件概述 2005年6月24日，圣路易斯经历了一场热浪的洗礼，温度高达36℃。上午和下午3点前，普莱克斯公司都在正常生产；然而，大约下午3点20分，技术人员从外部存储区取回气瓶时看到了一只气瓶冒出了10英尺高的火焰（图2），并启动了火灾报警装置。安防摄像机的视频记录了丙烯回收区的这只气瓶发生的气体泄漏和燃烧。 As workers and customers evacuated, the fire spread to adjacent cylinders. Security camera video shows nearby cylinders igniting in the first minute. At 2 minutes, cylinders begin exploding, flying into other areas of the facility, and spreading the fire (Figure 3). After 4 minutes, the fire covers most of the facility’s flammable gas cylinder area and explosions are frequent. 图3 火势蔓延（被引燃3分钟后） 由于工人和客户撤离了现场，火势蔓延到了邻近的气瓶。安防摄像头的视频显示，1分钟内附近的气瓶就被引燃了。2分钟后，气瓶开始爆炸，碎片飞到了工厂的其他区域，导致火势继续蔓延（图3）。4分钟后，火势覆盖了工厂易燃气体气瓶存放区的大部分地方，被引燃的气瓶相继发生爆炸。 1.2Emergency Response The St. Louis Fire Department arrived at about 3:35 pm; by this time, a large number of flammable gas cylinders were already involved in the fire. With explosions propelling cylinders in all directions inside and outside the facility, firefighters set up a five-block perimeter, evacuated local residents, directed a water stream on the fire, and extinguished secondary fires started by cylinders propelled offsite. The fire was finally controlled at about 8:30 pm. 1.2应急响应 圣路易斯消防部门于