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Fire in the vent stack of a metal treatment plant

Event

Event ID
676
Quality
Description

A hydrogen fire developed in the exhaust duct of an epitaxial reactor

Event Initiating system
Classification of the physical effects
Hydrogen Release and Ignition
Nature of the consequences
fire
Macro-region
North America
Country
United States
Date
Component involved
reactor / oven / furnace / test chamber
Failure mode
internal explosion
Initiating cause
unknown
Root causes
Unknown
Date entry in HIAD
28/01/2026

Facility

Application
Electrical, electronics and micro-electronics industry
Sub-application
semiconductors production
Hydrogen supply chain stage
Location type
Confined
Location
unknown
Operational condition

Emergency & Consequences

Number of fatalities
0
Number of injured persons
0
Currency
US$
Property loss (onsite)
1.000

In-depth data

Probable IGNITION SOURCE

References

Sources categories
Zalosh
Reference & weblink

Table II - Industrial Incidents of Appendix A of Zalosh and Short
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN FIRE AND EXPLOSION INCIDENTS
Quarterly Report No. 2 for Period December 1, 1977 - February 28, 1978
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6566131
(accessed September 2020)

Extract from Table II - Industrial Incidents of Appendix A of Zalosh and Short
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN FIRE AND EXPLOSION INCIDENTS
Quarterly Report No. 2 for Period December 1, 1977 - February 28, 1978
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6566131
(accessed September 2020)