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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 .
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 ...
Two plant personnel were killed. Rupture was at a junction of a 12-inch gas line to the 30-inch main line. December 11 – A restaurant owner opened a gas line valve in New York, New York, not knowing that part of the gas line was open and unconnected. The gas in the building exploded, killing fifteen people, and injuring more than 60 others.
Freezing temperatures from a harsh arctic blast are expected to affect nearly 300 million Americans across most of the continental U.S. in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service.
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 ...
The Infiniti car, left, is seen moments before the vehicle exploded. ... the explosion appears to have actually been caused by pressurized gas cylinders that were kept in the work truck, according ...
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 ...