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29/07/2025
France

Fire in a deposit of metallic waste

Event ID: 1248
Quality: 4
Application: Steel and metals industry
Component involved: chemical storage tank (waste)
Hydrogen supply chain stage: Unintended hydrogen production - chemical reaction
Nature of the consequences: fire
Classification of the physical effects: Hydrogen Release and Ignition
Date entry in HIAD: 25/12/2025

12/10/2019
Malaysia

Explosion of hydrogen-filled balloons

Event ID: 1247
Quality: 3
Application: Other
Component involved: balloon
Hydrogen supply chain stage: Hydrogen for buoyancy
Nature of the consequences: explosion
Classification of the physical effects: Hydrogen Release and Ignition
Date entry in HIAD: 25/12/2025

18/11/2024
Australia

Potential pre-mature pressure relief device on fuel cell vehicles

Event ID: 1246
Quality: 3
Application: Road vehicles
Component involved: FCEV (TPRD)
Nature of the consequences: near miss
Classification of the physical effects: No Hydrogen Release
Date entry in HIAD: 25/12/2025

03/08/2024
India

Fire on a truck transporting hydrogen cylinders

Event ID: 1245
Quality: 2
Application: Hydrogen transport and distribution
Component involved: CGH2 tube (trailer)
Hydrogen supply chain stage: hydrogen transport
Nature of the consequences: fire followed by an explosion
Classification of the physical effects: Hydrogen Release and Ignition
Date entry in HIAD: 25/12/2025

13/11/2024
France

Explosion in a plant producing sodium

Event ID: 1244
Quality: 4
Application: Chemical industry
Component involved: reactor / oven / furnace / test chamber
Hydrogen supply chain stage: hydrogen as by-product
Nature of the consequences: explosion
Classification of the physical effects: Hydrogen Release and Ignition
Date entry in HIAD: 25/12/2025

20/03/2025
South Korea

Explosion from a pipe at a fuel cells power plant

Event ID: 1243
Quality: 2
Application: Power plant
Component involved: pipe (generic)
Hydrogen supply chain stage: Hydrogen as fuel
Nature of the consequences: explosion
Classification of the physical effects: Hydrogen Release and Ignition
Date entry in HIAD: 25/12/2025

23/01/2025
United Kingdom

Explosion on a hydrogen cylinder

Event ID: 1242
Quality: 2
Application: Hydrogen production
Component involved: CGH2 cylinder(s)
Hydrogen supply chain stage: hydrogen storage
Nature of the consequences: explosion
Classification of the physical effects: Hydrogen Release and Ignition
Date entry in HIAD: 25/12/2025

09/10/2022
India

Fire on a truck transporting hydrogen cylinders

Event ID: 1241
Quality: 3
Application: Hydrogen transport and distribution
Component involved: CGH2 cylinder(s)
Hydrogen supply chain stage: hydrogen transport
Nature of the consequences: fire followed by an explosion
Classification of the physical effects: Hydrogen Release and Ignition
Date entry in HIAD: 25/12/2025

23/06/2023
India

Fire on a truck transporting hydrogen cylinders

Event ID: 1240
Quality: 2
Application: Hydrogen transport and distribution
Component involved: CGH2 cylinder(s)
Hydrogen supply chain stage: hydrogen transport
Nature of the consequences: near miss
Classification of the physical effects: No Hydrogen Release
Date entry in HIAD: 25/12/2025

26/06/2023
Norway

Leak from a CGH2 stationary storage

Event ID: 1239
Quality: 5
Application: Laboratory / R&D
Component involved: joint/connection (threaded)
Hydrogen supply chain stage: hydrogen storage
Nature of the consequences: leak no ignition
Classification of the physical effects: Unignited Hydrogen Release
Date entry in HIAD: 25/12/2025