A Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE) can occur if a propane, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or a natural gas tank is heated such as when engulfed in a fire, causing buildup of vapor ...

According to the National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center, at approximately 1:30 pm, two employees of Droxol Propane were in the process of off-loading the contents of a railroad tank car into two ...

The propane explosion that occurred in Waverly, TN, on Feb. 24, 1978, was the high-water mark of hazardous materials incidents in the United States. In terms of loss of life to emergency responders ...

LIBERTY ISLAND, New York (WABC) -- A construction mishap sparked a propane fire on Liberty Island on Monday afternoon forcing thousands of tourists to evacuate the Statue of Liberty and the island ...

Recently, the Nassau County Fire Academy in New York conducted live fire tests on the new lightweight fiberglass composite LPG (propane) cylinders that are now available for sale to the public in the ...

Firefighters attend the scene of a propane explosion in northwest Toronto. (Angela Deluce/Canadian Press) Dr. A.M. Birk, a professor of engineering at Queen's University, has been studying propane ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team has learned that propane facilities in Illinois are largely unregulated and not subject to regular inspection by authorities. In Illinois, and many other states, ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Parts of southwest Powder Springs had heavy smoke in the air after a propane truck explosion, video shows. Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services battled a propane truck fire ...

LIBERTY ISLAND, New York -- A construction mishap sparked a propane fire on Liberty Island on Monday afternoon forcing thousands of tourists to evacuate the Statue of Liberty and the island itself, ...