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Explosion of a chlorine-hydrogen mixture in a paper factory

Event

Event ID
120
Quality
Description

Huge explosion of liquid chlorine mixed with hydrogen took place on pulp and paper plant in Arkhangelsk. More than 50 tons of liquid chlorine exploded.

Event Initiating system
Classification of the physical effects
Hydrogen Release and Ignition
Nature of the consequences
Macro-region
Europe
Country
Russia
Date
Component involved
unknown
Failure mode
unknown
Initiating cause
unknown
Root causes
Unknown
Date entry in HIAD
28/02/2009

Facility

Application
Chemical industry
Sub-application
pulp and paper production
Hydrogen supply chain stage
All components affected

probably chlorine electrolysis process, chlorine storage

Location type
Unknown
Location
industrial area
Operational condition

Emergency & Consequences

Number of fatalities
unknown
Number of injured persons
unknown

In-depth data

Release type
gas
Involved substances (% vol)
H2,
Cl
Probable IGNITION SOURCE
Explosion type

References

Sources categories
News
Reference & weblink

Provided to HIAD 1.0 by HySafe NoE. (Original source unavailable).