A fire safety and fire-fighting film about BLEVE - “Boiling Liquid Expansion Vapourised Explosion.” Includes several American newsclips dealing with large liquid petroleum gas cylinder fires.
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ACMI Identifier
320263
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial accidents
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial safety
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Petroleum
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire fighters
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire fighters
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire fighters
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Industrial accidents
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemicals - Safety measures
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Liquefied gases
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)