CO2 Truck Explosion

[Zeus]

UPDATE) Death toll in LPG truck explosion now over 20
Cops rule incident an ‘accident’
By Thea Alberto, Hernan P. dela Cruz
INQUIRER.net, Inquirer
Last updated 03:11pm (Mla time) 02/02/2007


PAGADIAN CITY, Philippines -- At least 22 persons, including a three-year old boy, were killed and at least 10 others injured when dozens of tanks of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) being hauled by a truck exploded in Zamboanga del Sur late Friday morning, officials said.
Chief Superintendent Jaime Caringal, Mindanao regional police director, immediately ruled the incident which happened past 11 a.m. in Sitio (sub-village) Diorok, Barangay (village) Lacupayan, Tigbao, “an accident.”
Caringal said they were still trying to get an accurate count but acknowledged that the final toll could still rise as emergency workers continued to retrieve bodies and check the different hospitals where casualties were rushed.
Major Gary Lachica, executive officer of the Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion, said troops who responded to the incident estimated “dozens” may have been killed and that the injury count was still mounting.
Most of the victims were aboard an RS Transit passenger bus from Imelda town on its way here.
Based on initial reports he received, Lachica said the truck was hauling the LPG from here to Zamboanga City when it turned turtle along the highway. The accident caused a traffic jam but the driver of the bus still tried to inch his way past the overturned truck.
"It was at this moment that the explosions occurred," Lachica said.
However, Caringal said other accounts from drivers in of other vehicles said the rear end of the truck suddenly caught fire as it traversed the highway.
Most of the victims sustained burns and wounds from flying debris. There were reports that a number of the dead were torn apart by the force of the explosion.
Originally posted at 12:48pm

[Horsepower]

Kaya medyo ilag ako sa LPG carrying trucks eh. Kawawa naman mga namatay substandard for sure procedure nila sa hauling.

[Zeus]

Ako rin takot tumabi sa mga LPG truck at Gasoline tanker.

[mbeige]

Can you imagine riding in an LPG converted car and having a similar incident knowing the craftsmanship and standards of making these?

[oldblue]

kaya nga ingat na din dumikit sa mga taxi ngaun eh

pero seriously dapat i-reevaluate ng gobyerno yan taxi lpg's na yan. gusto ko nga nila makatipid at the expense of safety.

and also, i have talked to 5 taxi riders including my wife, nakakasuka at nakakahilo daw sumakaw sa loob ng taxi lpg. mayroon smell na parang toxic.

i wonder if this will have an effect on health in the future

[Zeus]

kaya nga ingat na din dumikit sa mga taxi ngaun eh

pero seriously dapat i-reevaluate ng gobyerno yan taxi lpg's na yan. gusto ko nga nila makatipid at the expense of safety.

and also, i have talked to 5 taxi riders including my wife, nakakasuka at nakakahilo daw sumakaw sa loob ng taxi lpg. mayroon smell na parang toxic.

i wonder if this will have an effect on health in the future

Naku dilikado yung may amoy a, Ibig sabihin may leak yan a

[afrasay]

aba pag may naaamoy kana eh may leak na yan.

[poknat]

kaya nga ingat na din dumikit sa mga taxi ngaun eh

pero seriously dapat i-reevaluate ng gobyerno yan taxi lpg's na yan. gusto ko nga nila makatipid at the expense of safety.

and also, i have talked to 5 taxi riders including my wife, nakakasuka at nakakahilo daw sumakaw sa loob ng taxi lpg. mayroon smell na parang toxic.

i wonder if this will have an effect on health in the future

talaga me taxi na sa pinas na gamit lpg...katakot nga.

[ghosthunter]

kaya nga ingat na din dumikit sa mga taxi ngaun eh

pero seriously dapat i-reevaluate ng gobyerno yan taxi lpg's na yan. gusto ko nga nila makatipid at the expense of safety.

and also, i have talked to 5 taxi riders including my wife, nakakasuka at nakakahilo daw sumakaw sa loob ng taxi lpg. mayroon smell na parang toxic.

i wonder if this will have an effect on health in the future

The smell is actually a chemical added to LPG the help detect any leaks. LPG itself has almost no smell.

If the taxi smells like LPG, then the LPG kit installed has become defective because the basic design of the LPG kits is to vent any leaking LPG directly outside the vehicle via a tube connecting the LPG tank guage to the outside.

My LPG kit had a minor leak once but it never made my cabin smell bad. They only detected the leak when they used a device that looked like a hand held radio around my tanks gauge. After some tightening of the connectors, the leak was gone.

[Zeus]

UPDATE) Death toll in LPG truck explosion now over 20
Cops rule incident an ‘accident’
By Thea Alberto, Hernan P. dela Cruz
INQUIRER.net, Inquirer
Last updated 03:11pm (Mla time) 02/02/2007


PAGADIAN CITY, Philippines -- At least 22 persons, including a three-year old boy, were killed and at least 10 others injured when dozens of tanks of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) being hauled by a truck exploded in Zamboanga del Sur late Friday morning, officials said.
Chief Superintendent Jaime Caringal, Mindanao regional police director, immediately ruled the incident which happened past 11 a.m. in Sitio (sub-village) Diorok, Barangay (village) Lacupayan, Tigbao, “an accident.”
Caringal said they were still trying to get an accurate count but acknowledged that the final toll could still rise as emergency workers continued to retrieve bodies and check the different hospitals where casualties were rushed.
Major Gary Lachica, executive officer of the Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion, said troops who responded to the incident estimated “dozens” may have been killed and that the injury count was still mounting.
Most of the victims were aboard an RS Transit passenger bus from Imelda town on its way here.
Based on initial reports he received, Lachica said the truck was hauling the LPG from here to Zamboanga City when it turned turtle along the highway. The accident caused a traffic jam but the driver of the bus still tried to inch his way past the overturned truck.
"It was at this moment that the explosions occurred," Lachica said.
However, Caringal said other accounts from drivers in of other vehicles said the rear end of the truck suddenly caught fire as it traversed the highway.
Most of the victims sustained burns and wounds from flying debris. There were reports that a number of the dead were torn apart by the force of the explosion.
Originally posted at 12:48pm

Correction:

Tanker with carbon dioxide exploded, not LPG truck as earlier reported.

[hatch_lemon1640]

Zeus....yes correct carbon dioxide not lpg..23 confirm died.

[evs_13]

grabe, nakakaawa naman yung mga nadamay.....

kaya dapat maging aware us sa paligid natin...

[mbeige]

Nyak, sayang naman yung pinost ko

[Zeus]

Nyak, sayang naman yung pinost ko

Hindi naman sayang post mo Mbeige, very informative nga e

[jcastillo932]

For sure sub standard gamit nila na materials or ala nasa maintenance ung LPG tank. Kapabayaan na naman cause ng aksidente.

[ghosthunter]

For sure sub standard gamit nila na materials or ala nasa maintenance ung LPG tank. Kapabayaan na naman cause ng aksidente.

note that the reported accident was a truck carrying cylinders of compressed CO2 and not a LPG powered taxi.

Also a vehicle converted to use LPG as fuel does not need anymore maintenance to the LPG system as to the typical gasoline fuel system of a similar car if installed properly.

The worst cases I have seen is improperly "tuned" LPG systems which results in the engine running very rich. This results to a heavy LPG smell from the exhaust. Normally it should only be a barely noticable smell of LPG.

[Horsepower]

nalubak pala yung truck kya tumaob.