Bullet tanker crashes, catches fire with IMAGES

nbr · 22nd August 2008, 13:15

Its just been frwded to me from India, this happpened on the way from Bangalore to Mangalore in a place called Nelyadi.
Two persons travelling in the indica died on the spot. The Tanker caught fire, people staying around 3kms have been told to vacate, since it might explode anytime. The fire fighters are also scraed to near ,since it might explode anytime.

ph03n!x · 22nd August 2008, 13:18

Is it just me, or is the fire hose spraying where there is no fire??? How did the accident happen? both the vehicles seem to travelling in the same direction! Anyone from Banglore / Manglore who can provide some details?

srishiva · 22nd August 2008, 13:24

Was the Indica trying to pass the truck ? Should they use water on oil fires ?

prabhusati · 22nd August 2008, 13:28

Water on oil fires can only be used to contain the spreading of the fires to other materials nearby. Wetness / dampness in the surrounding area will help in containing the spread of the fire. Water cannot extinguish oil fires. They will have to use foam / powder (i dont know what the actual name is) to extinguish the fire. If the filled tanker is burning and no action is taken to extinguish the fire, the explosion can cause severe damage. Hope the fire department will take action quickly.

dkamath · 22nd August 2008, 13:28

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Originally Posted by srishiva

Should they use water on oil fires ?

It's LPG. And yes, guess that the foam type of retardant helps here.

aravindwarrier · 22nd August 2008, 13:29

It seems to be an LPG Tanker ! Ideally they should use DCP (Dry chemical Powder) or foam type Fire extinguisher,since LPG is lighter than water. Only good thing that could be brought about by spraying water is to cool the entire thing so that fire is put off.

lohithrao · 22nd August 2008, 13:30

Ops when did this happen? are things fine now?? nbr keep us updated...

gowda79 · 22nd August 2008, 13:30

Still confused how the accident would have taken place.

1. Both the vehicles are travelling in the same direction by seeing the picture.
2. How could the tanker turnover when they are driving at a very slow speed as it is ghat section and the tanker is loaded so he cannot speed at this time.

???

srishiva · 22nd August 2008, 13:34

Is there something on the right side ahead of the tanker ?

ph03n!x · 22nd August 2008, 13:35

And if it is LPG or anything that would blow, the fire engine (and the firemen) would definitely face a pretty bad impact from where they are standing - either get the hell out of there, or fight that fire!!

PhrozenFire · 22nd August 2008, 13:45

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Originally Posted by gowda79

Still confused how the accident would have taken place.

1. Both the vehicles are travelling in the same direction by seeing the picture.
2. How could the tanker turnover when they are driving at a very slow speed as it is ghat section and the tanker is loaded so he cannot speed at this time.

???

I dont know for sure, just offering explanations of what could have happened
I think it was a head-on between the tanker and the Indica. You can see the front part of the Indica smashed. They may have been coming from opposite directions, collided, and then the Indica spun around. The tanker may have tried to avoid the Indica and gone off-road for a while, and in doing so become unstable where the actual tank portion got unhooked from the carrier and overturned and caught fire

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Originally Posted by srishiva

Is there something on the right side ahead of the tanker ?

That seems to be the part of the tanker that was pulling the thing. Sorry about the amateurish description but dont know what it's called!

Spitfire · 22nd August 2008, 13:53

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Originally Posted by PhrozenFire

That seems to be the part of the tanker that was pulling the thing. Sorry about the amateurish description but dont know what it's called!

Tractor.

They should contain the fire before it catches the tank. The Tank is made in such a way to resist heat or fires. If its only the diesel burning they can put it off immediately. But if they keep getting scared and waste time, ultimately the tank may burst. I probably think the fireman dont have this bit of information.

Really scary though. If it is a highway, just cant think of the mess.

nbr · 22nd August 2008, 14:32

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Originally Posted by lohithrao

Ops when did this happen? are things fine now?? nbr keep us updated...

The accident took place today morning, its an LPG tanker fully loaded. Infact even the firefighters are scared to go near, since it might explode anytime

nbr · 22nd August 2008, 19:13

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Originally Posted by nbr

The accident took place today morning, its an LPG tanker fully loaded. Infact even the firefighters are scared to go near, since it might explode anytime

The latest update: The firefighters were sucessfull in dozing the fire. its now smooth passage from Mangalore to Bangalore.

nbr · 23rd August 2008, 01:23

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Originally Posted by nbr

The latest update: The firefighters were sucessfull in dozing the fire. its now smooth passage from Mangalore to Bangalore.

The firefighters had to wait for the Lpg to get over to dose the fire.
Later cranes had to be used to lif and move the tanker aside. Now teh highway has been opened for the traffic.

22nd August 2008, 13:15	#1
nbr BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MANGALORE/BALEHONNUR/DUBAI Posts: 438 Thanked: 47 Times View My Garage	Bullet tanker crashes, catches fire with IMAGES Its just been frwded to me from India, this happpened on the way from Bangalore to Mangalore in a place called Nelyadi. Two persons travelling in the indica died on the spot. The Tanker caught fire, people staying around 3kms have been told to vacate, since it might explode anytime. The fire fighters are also scraed to near ,since it might explode anytime. Attached Thumbnails
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22nd August 2008, 13:18	#2
ph03n!x Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 2,564 Thanked: 5,957 Times	Is it just me, or is the fire hose spraying where there is no fire??? How did the accident happen? both the vehicles seem to travelling in the same direction! Anyone from Banglore / Manglore who can provide some details?
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22nd August 2008, 13:24	#3
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,256 Times	Was the Indica trying to pass the truck ? Should they use water on oil fires ?
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22nd August 2008, 13:28	#4
prabhusati BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 253 Thanked: 16 Times	Water on oil fires can only be used to contain the spreading of the fires to other materials nearby. Wetness / dampness in the surrounding area will help in containing the spread of the fire. Water cannot extinguish oil fires. They will have to use foam / powder (i dont know what the actual name is) to extinguish the fire. If the filled tanker is burning and no action is taken to extinguish the fire, the explosion can cause severe damage. Hope the fire department will take action quickly.
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22nd August 2008, 13:29	#6
aravindwarrier BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cochin Posts: 144 Thanked: 14 Times	It seems to be an LPG Tanker ! Ideally they should use DCP (Dry chemical Powder) or foam type Fire extinguisher,since LPG is lighter than water. Only good thing that could be brought about by spraying water is to cool the entire thing so that fire is put off.
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22nd August 2008, 13:30	#7
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	Ops when did this happen? are things fine now?? nbr keep us updated...
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22nd August 2008, 13:30	#8
gowda79 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 194 Times View My Garage	Still confused how the accident would have taken place. 1. Both the vehicles are travelling in the same direction by seeing the picture. 2. How could the tanker turnover when they are driving at a very slow speed as it is ghat section and the tanker is loaded so he cannot speed at this time. ???
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22nd August 2008, 13:34	#9
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,256 Times	Is there something on the right side ahead of the tanker ?
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22nd August 2008, 13:35	#10
ph03n!x Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 2,564 Thanked: 5,957 Times	And if it is LPG or anything that would blow, the fire engine (and the firemen) would definitely face a pretty bad impact from where they are standing - either get the hell out of there, or fight that fire!!
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