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Sodium Explosion Critically Burns Firefighters - (Newton, Massachusetts - October 25, 1993)
Eleven firefighters were burned, six seriously, one critically, and one
extremely critically, in an explosion that occurred while they were
attempting to extinguish a sodium fire in a metals processing establishment
in Newton, Massachusetts on October 25, 1993. The incident illustrates
how quickly and unpredictably an apparently minor hazardous materials
situation can change, with tragic consequences. It also shows how standard
protective clothing and equipment, designed for structural fire fighting, is
dangerously inadequate for a molten metals incident.
» Overview
» Key Issues
» Newton
» Location of the Incident
» Sodium
» Disposal of Waste Sodium
» Incident History
» Fire Department Response
» Fire Control
» Analysis
» Protective Clothing
» Critical Incident Stress
» Lessons Learned
» Afterword
Reproduced from Report 075 of the Major Fires Investigation Project conducted
by TriData Corporation under contract EMW-4-4329 to the United
States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency. Investigated by: J. Gordon Routley
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