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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Gas Cylinder Storage Incident

Date: Mar 12, 2024 15:39 UTC

Author: Edward M Movitz <movitz**At_Symbol_Here**OLEMISS.EDU>

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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Gas Cylinder Storage Incident

Date: Mar 12, 2024 17:29 UTC

Author: Jonathan Klane <jklane1**At_Symbol_Here**ASU.EDU>

From: Debbie Decker <debbie.m.decker**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>

Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Gas Cylinder Storage Incident

Date: Mar 12, 2024 16:40 UTC

Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>

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In-Reply-To: <E778732C-1A58-4380-B9E0-9FF091DB8F40**At_Symbol_Here**chem.ucla.edu>

Demystify: 
Holy crap on a cracker!  The article was really informative.

How would a municipality be able to discover this behavior if they don't have the resources to inspect regularly? Or if the business is operating outside of their permit  - which it sounds like they were - and not subject to fire code inspections based on their permit?

This is all rhetorical. Sounds like there's really not much to be done proactively.

Debbie M. Decker (she/her/hers), ACS Fellow
Chemical & Laboratory Safety Manager (ret.)
debbie.m.decker**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com
(916)616-7548

On Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 8:02 AM Craig Merlic <merlic**At_Symbol_Here**chem.ucla.edu> wrote:

DCHAS,

 

A dramatic example of why you don’t store gas cylinders of oxidizers and fuel together with an ignition source. 

 

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2024/03/05/clinton-township-fire-explosion-butane-nitrous/72851330007/ 

 

A surprisingly informative article .

 

Best,

Craig

 

Craig A. Merlic

Professor of Chemistry, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Executive Director, UC Center for Laboratory Safety

Los Angeles, CA  90095-1569

 

 

 

 

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