The Viareggio LPG accident: Lessons learnt

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作者
Landucci, Gabriele [2 ]
Tugnoli, Alessandro [1 ]
Busini, Valentina [3 ]
Derudi, Marco [3 ]
Rota, Renato [3 ]
Cozzani, Valerio [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Ingn Chim Mineraria & Tecnol Ambient, I-40131 Bologna, Italy
[2] Univ Pisa, Dept Ingn Chim Chim Ind & Sci Mat, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
[3] Politecn Milan, Dipartimento Chim Mat & Ingn Chim Giulio Natta, I-20131 Milan, Italy
关键词
Hazardous material transportation; Liquefied petroleum gas; Flash-fire; Past accident analysis; Lessons learnt; RAILWAY ACCIDENT; URBAN AREAS; MODEL; TRANSPORTATION; DISPERSION; INDUSTRIAL;
D O I
10.1016/j.jlp.2011.04.001
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
On June 29th, 2009 the derailment of a freight train carrying 14 LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) tank-cars near Viareggio, in Italy, caused a massive LPG release. A gas cloud formed and ignited triggering a flash-fire that resulted in 31 fatalities and in extended damages to residential buildings around the railway line. The vulnerability of the area impacted by the flash-fire emerged as the main factor in determining the severity of the final consequences. Important lessons learnt from the accident concern the need of specific regulations and the possible implementation of safety devices for tank-cars carrying LPG and other liquefied gases under pressure. Integrated tools for consequence assessment of heavy gas releases in urban areas may contribute to robust decision making for mitigation and emergency planning. (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:466 / 476
页数:11
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