Factory fire sends barrel flying - GIF

**Altair** · Feb 10, 2020, 10:37 AM

Factory fire sends barrel flying.

Previously:

Throwing propane tanks on truck fail - GIF
Propane tanks spill out of truck - GIF
Propane tank controlled explosion test - video

**Duke_of_URL** · Feb 10, 2020, 06:22 PM

That looks a lot bigger than a barrel. More like a fuel tank!

**VinnieL** · Feb 10, 2020, 07:06 PM

I have seen 100 pound liquid propane tanks take off like missiles in a rural farmhouse fire when heat raises the pressure high enough to blow the bottom out. I have also seen them explode while in flight.

**Dragonhand** · Feb 15, 2020, 05:51 PM

You've had a full life

**VinnieL** · Feb 15, 2020, 10:50 PM

Dad was a volunteer fireman years ago. The local gasoline/oil/diesel distributor called them up there and said they had a gasoline tank leaking. They said that they were emptying it and would like the fire department to stand-by while they welded the leak. Dad about had a cow. He told them it would explode high order from the fumes left in the tank. So they filled the tank completely, then welded it. it burned a small flame as they were welding and when it stopped, they knew the tank had ben repaired.