- Author
- Mniszewski, K. R.
- Title
- Pepcon Plant Fire/Explosion: A Rare Opportunity in Fire/Explosion Investigation.
- Coporate
- Varley-Campbell and Associates, Oak Brook, IL
- Journal
- Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 2, 63-78, 1994
- Keywords
- industrial plants | explosions | fire investigations | ammonium perchlorates | welding | fire spread | combustion | propagation velocity | detonation | natural gas | industrial accidents | death | injuries
- Identifiers
- Pepcon Plant, Henderson, Nevada, May 4, 1988; fire/explosion reconstruction analysis; small dryer building batch house; slag from welder's cutting torches; timeline analysis; combustion of plant fuels; thermal initiation; sympathetic detonation propagation