A worker standing on the roof of a building using a blow torch to melt ice from a roof hatch of a sludge holding facility caused an explosion that lifted the roof right off the building. There was no report on employees working inside or on top of the building. Methane is a by-product of certain types of sludge. For further information see Worker Melting Ice Ignites Explosion.

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Using a torch to melt ice caused explosion


Posted on Feb 04, 2011

A worker standing on the roof of a building using a blow torch to melt ice from a roof hatch of a sludge holding facility caused an explosion that lifted the roof right off the building. There was no report on employees working inside or on top of the building. Methane is a by-product of certain types of sludge. For further information see Worker Melting Ice Ignites Explosion.

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