Incident Report
Subject: Offshore Methanol Fire Date of Email reporting Incident: Sun 08/07/2007 Report Detail: On an offshore oil platform, operators were transferring methanol from a portable chemical transporter tank connected by a hose to a storage tank. When the tank was lifted by a crane to gravity feed the storage tank, methanol began spraying out from a hole in the hose. The methanol ignited on the top deck. Methanol that was sprayed over the side also ignited by the hot exhaust of a compressor located immediately below the transfer point on the second deck. Associated Documents:
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