Little General Store Propane Explosion - US Chemical Safety and ...
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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Store</strong> September 2008<br />
The explosion killed four near the tanks (the two technicians, the IC, <strong>and</strong> one EMT). The four workers<br />
inside the building <strong>and</strong> the firefighter survived but sustained serious injuries. The EMT, who was<br />
directing traffic <strong>and</strong> customers, suffered an arm injury.<br />
The explosion leveled the building, destroyed a Ghent Volunteer Fire Department ambulance (cover<br />
photograph), <strong>and</strong> damaged many parked vehicles. The force of the blast threw the Ferrellgas tank about<br />
80 feet <strong>and</strong> the Thompson tank about 50 feet. Figure 5 is an event timeline of the initial emergency<br />
response.<br />
Figure 5. Timeline of incident response.<br />
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