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Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber was developed with a slightly modified version of the game engine used for GT Advance Championship Racing, which was also published by THQ and developed by Altron. Gameplay is similar to GT Advance Championship Racing , although the developers added more high jumps and arcade-style shortcuts, as well as a battery-save ...
A balloon filled with gaseous hydrogen exploding.. A gas explosion is the ignition of a mixture of air and flammable gas, typically from a gas leak. [1] In household accidents, the principal explosive gases are those used for heating or cooking purposes such as natural gas, methane, propane, butane.
May 5 – A leak occurred in a relief line, at a Keystone Pipeline Terminal in Beaumont, Texas. About 18,500 gallons of crude oil were spilled. The cause seemed to be internal corrosion. [5] July 28 – A gas line explosion and fire occurred in Martin County, Texas, which injured four workers. A ditching truck hit an existing high-pressure gas ...
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Vehicles house multiple potential sources of ignition including electrical devices that may short circuit, hot exhaust systems, and modern car devices such as air bag detonators. [ citation needed ] It is often the case in accidental auto fires that the bulk of the fire is (at least initially) contained in the engine compartment of the vehicle.
The dieseling phenomenon occurs not just because the compression ratio is sufficient to cause auto-ignition of the fuel, but also because a hot spot inside the cylinder (spark plug electrode, combustion-chamber/valve edge or even excess carbon) starts combustion. An automobile engine that is dieseling will typically sputter, then gradually stop ...
A cut natural gas line was found in a basement area of an Ohio building which was severely damaged by a massive explosion this week, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Thursday, but ...
A search warrant unsealed in Dane County Circuit Court says a utility marking employee failed to correctly mark the gas line in the street, instead targeting a spot on a sidewalk about 25 feet away. A firefighter was killed when a subcontractor placing fiber communication lines underground ruptured a gas line, which triggered an explosion and fire.