Event
- Event ID
- 843
- Quality
- Description
- The fire occurred around 13:20 on three cells of the chlorine manufacturing unit. A leak of hydrogen in the electrolysis room was at the origin of the fire; the ignition of the H2 cloud caused a noticeable noise outside the site.
The emergency plan was initiated; the gas alert resulted in the confinement of personnel located in the area of the site concerned.
The use of nitrogen to make inert the atmosphere and the intervention of the firefighters of the site allowed the extinction of the fire of the plastic lids of the three cells around 14:30.
No leakage of chlorine was noted and the operator issued a press release.
Three people were slightly injured including one who was transported to the hospital for light electrification. - 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
- Root CAUSE analysis
- INITIATING cause was a hydrogen leak in the electrolysis room
Facility
- Application
- Chemical Industry
- Sub-application
- Chlorine production
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- All components affected
- electrolyser cells, electrolysis building
- Location type
- Confined
- Location description
- Industrial Area
- Operational condition
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of injured persons
- 3
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Post-event summary
- Three people were slightly injured including one who was transported to the hospital for light electrification.
No leakage of chlorine was noted and the operator issued a press release.
Event Nature
- Release type
- gas
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2 100%
- Presumed ignition source
- Not reported
References
- Reference & weblink
ARIA data base <br />
event no. 35032
JRC assessment
- Sources categories
- ARIA
