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A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters.
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Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
Explosion of a vessel containing liquid above and beyond boiling point
A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion is an explosion caused by the rupture of a vessel containing a pressurized liquid that has attained a temperature sufficiently higher than its boiling point at atmospheric pressure. Because the boiling point of a liquid rises with…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kingman, Arizona
City in Arizona, United States
Kingman is a city in and the county seat of Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is named after Lewis Kingman, an engineer for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. The population was 32,693 at the 2020 census.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Propane
Hydrocarbon compound
Propane is a three-carbon chain alkane with the molecular formula C3H8. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, but becomes liquid when compressed for transportation and storage. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is often a constituent…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kingman explosion
1973 propane tanker explosion in Arizona
The Kingman explosion, also known as the Doxol disaster or Kingman BLEVE, was a catastrophic boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) that occurred on July 5, 1973, in Kingman, Arizona, United States.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)