
faisin durantham

1966 januvari 4 nuu fraansile leonil ninnu 10 kilometer (6 mile) thekk faisin pattanathinaduthulla oru refineryil faisin durantham sambhavichu. oru oopparettar 1,200 chathurashra meter sammarddamulla propain tankle ninnu vellam vattumbol oru ell. pii. jii chorcha sambhavichu. thathfalamaayundaaya propain neeravi megham aduthulla roadle oru kaar kathikkunnathuvare padarnnu. bandile propain kulatthil sambharana tank theepidutthatthil mungi, ithu tank pottumbol thilaykkunna draavakam vikasippikkunna neeravi spodanam (bleeve) undaakki. ithu oru theepiduthatthinu kaaranamaayi, ithu agnishamana senaamgangaleyum kaanikaleyum kollukayum parikkelppikkukayum cheythu. parakkunna misailukal aduthulla oru golatthinte kaalukal thakarthu, athu pinneedu kalankappettu. mathiyaya thee samrakshanam labhikkatha support legs thakarnnathine thudarnnu moonnu golangal koodi thakarnnu. eee kappalukal pottitherichenkilum pottitherikkaatheyaayi. niravadhi petrol, crude oayil taankukalkkum theepidichu. theepidittham niyanthranavidheyamaakkaan 48 manikkoor eduthu. eee sambhavathil 18 perr marikkukayum 81 perkku parikkelkkukayum sthalathinu vyapakamaaya naashanashtangal sambhavikkukayum cheythu.
sambhavathin munbu.
fessin refinery (ippol motham ettedutha elph nadathunna), sambhava samayat 250 oolam udyogasthare niyamikkukayum prathivarsham ekadesham 2 dasalaksham tonn asamskritha enna (prathidinam ekadesham 40,000 barrell) samskarikkanulla sheshiyullavayumaayirunnu. pradhana refinery unitukal oru praadeshika roadinu vadakkaayi sthithicheyyunnu. 
eee roadinte thekk bhagathaayi motorveyumaayi athirthi veliyodu chernnulla 145 meter veethiyulla strippilaan pradhana sambharana mekhalakal sthithicheythirunnathu. eee pradeshathaanu durantham sambhavichathu.
eee mekhalayile upakaranangal ulppedunnu
ell. pii. jii (draveekritha petroleum vaathakam) sambharana golangal aduthulla refinery yoonittil ninnu 450 meterum graamatthile aduthulla veedukalil ninnu 300 meterum (1,000 adii) akaleyaayirunnu. oru ell. pii. jii golavum motorway thammilulla ettavum cheria dooram <aii. dii. 3> (138 adii) aayirunnu, koodaathe vyakthigatha golangal thammilulla akalam <aii. dii. 1> (37 adii) muthal <aii. dii. 2> (56 adii) vare vyathyaasappettirikkunnu. oro golatthinum mukalilum madhya uyarathilum sthiramaaya vaattar sprekalum thaazhathe kanakshanukalilekku oru adhika single spray nalki.
spodanam.
faaktariyile raavile 6 muthal uchaykku 2 vareyulla shifttil, thozhilaallikal oro ell. pii. jii storeju taankukalil ninnum oru pathiv sample edukkendathundu. oru plaant oopparettar, shift fireman, laborattari technician ennivaradangiya oru team golam no.443 ll ninnu oru sample edukkukayaayirunnu. oopparettar, addehathinu orotta valve spanner maathrame undaayirunnulloo enna vastutha kaaranam, thettaaya kramatthil vaalvukal thurannu.ithu addeham thaazhathe valve thurannappol cheria alavil koostik soda cheria alavil vaathakavum puratthuvaraan kaaranamaayi. ithu valve adaykkaanum pinneedu veendum thurakkaanum oopparettare prerippichu, ithu kurachu thullikal maathrame uyarnnuvaraan edayaakkiyulloo. thudarnnu mukalile valve poornnamaayum thurannu. ithu valare sakthamaaya oru propain jettu puratthekku oodippokunnathilekku nayichu. eee vidavu azhukkil ninnu therichuveezhukayum oopparettarude mukhathum kaimuttilum manju kathukayum cheythu. ozhukkil ninnu thirichethiyappol oopparettar valve handle bhaagikamaayi valichukeeri. oopparettarude kazhcha nashtappettu fireman golatthil gadippicha sprekalilekkulla jalavitharanam oonaakkukayum oopparettarumaayi chernnu valve handle maattisthaapikkaanum valve adaykkaanum sramikkukayum cheythu. avar athu cheiyunnathil parajayappettu.
samayam ippol ekadesham <aii. dii. 1> aayirunnu. alaram muzhakkaanum sahayam thedaanum moonnu thozhilaallikalum kaalnadayaayi purappettu (rakshappedunna vaathakathin theeyittal telephone upayogikkunnathino avare avide athikkunna truck staartt cheiyunnathino avar bhayapettu). alaram uyarthunnathil avar vijayikkukayum aduthulla motorwayil gathagatham nirthukayum cheythu. ennaal, rakshapetta vaathakam katthi.
agnishamana senaamgangal theepidithatthil pankedutthenkilum bleeve fayarinte tharam niyantrikkaan avarkk pariseelanam labhichirunnilla. avar chuttumulla vathaka golangal thanuppikkaan shramikkumbol, chornnolikkunna golam pottitherichu, niravadhi agnishamana senaamgangal kollappettu. spodanathil mattoru golam thakarukayum vaathakam chornnolikkukayum cheythu.
faisinile paadangal.
1974leeii flixburo duranthatthinu munbu padinjaaran europile petroleum, petrochemical plaantukalil sambhavicha ettavum valia apakadamaayirunnu faisin durantham. athinusesham, draveekritha vaathakangal adangiya niravadhi marddita tankukalkku rakthasraavam undaayittund. apakadangal ippol nannayi manassilakkukayum sambharana mekhalakal mikacha roopakalppanayiloode theepidutthatthil ninnu samrakshikkukayum cheiyunnu. ennirunnaalum, valia theepidittham niyantrikkaan shramikkumbol niravadhi agnishamana senaamgangalum emarjansi sarveesarmaarum kollappettu, vasthukkal kathippokunnathuvare ozhippikkukayum abhayam thedukayum cheyyuka ennathaanu jagrathayulla thathwachintha. bleevukal fireball ninnu theevramaaya taapa vikiranam srishtikkunnu. aniyanthrithamaaya neeravi mekha spodanangalumaayi thaarathamyappeduthumbol pottitherikkunna mardhapaathrathil ninnulla spotana naashanashtangalum thaarathamyena praadeshikavalkkarikkada. athinaal, 0.5 kilometer vare ozhippikkal saadhaaranayaayi aalukalude suraksha urappakkum. kathikkunna hydrocarbon sambharana pathrangal valare manoharavum ennaal pravachanaatheethavumaan. athinaal, warta ejansikaleyum kazhchakkaareyum avarude surakshaykkaayi nannayi akattinirtthanam.

