Event
- Event ID
- 539
- Quality
- Description
- A released occurred at a hydrogen storage system. A small quantity of hydrogen gas leaked out of a pipe and caught fire. The danger of an explosion was averted by the safety crew who put out the fire and switched the gas flow to an alternative line.
- Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Hydrogen Release and Ignition
- Nature of the consequences
- Fire (No additional details provided)
- Macro-region
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- Main component involved?
- Pipe
- How was it involved?
- Leak & Formation Of A Flammable H2-Air Mixture
- Initiating cause
- Unknown
- Root causes
Facility
- Application
- Hydrogen Stationary Storage
- Sub-application
- unspecified
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- Hydrogen Storage (No additional details provided)
- Location type
- Unknown
- Operational condition
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of injured persons
- 0
- Number of fatalities
- 0
Event Nature
- Release type
- gas
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2 100%
- Presumed ignition source
- Not reported
References
- Reference & weblink
ROMEIKE & CURTICE, PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU.
JRC assessment
- Sources categories
- News
