The investigation of a devastating accident — An accidental explosion of 40 tons of TNT

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 225 - 233
• Main Authors: Zhang, Guo-Shun, Tang, Ming-Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 1993; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Chemical engineering; Exact sciences and technology; Safety; Explosions; Safety; Accident; Risk analysis; Trinitrotoluene; Chemical product

A disastrous explosion accident with the force of 40 tons of TNT occurred on February 9, 1991. The explosion origin was defined by witness tes- timony, material evidence and field investigation. Two primary causes of the explosion were identified through “event tree analysis” by elimi- nating non-re...