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Syngas fire in a ammonia plant

Event

Event ID
968
Quality
Description
Following a trip caused by the safeguarding of an ammonia production line, the syngas released into the atmosphere and ignited.
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
France
Date
Root causes
Unknown (No additional details provided)

Facility

Application
Chemical Industry
Sub-application
Ammonia production
Hydrogen supply chain stage
All components affected
ammonia reactor , safeguards
Location type
Open
Location description
Industrial Area
Operational condition

Emergency & Consequences

Number of injured persons
0
Number of fatalities
0
Post-event summary
The incident has no other consequence.

Event Nature

Release type
gas mixture (syngas)
Involved substances (% vol)
syngas
Presumed ignition source
Not reported

References

Reference & weblink

Event description in the French database ARIA<br />
https://www.aria.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/accident/9890/<br />
(accessed October 2020)<br />

JRC assessment