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Re: Old propane tanks
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Posted by Ken Macfarlane on September 27, 2006 at 07:31:32 from (156.34.142.102):
In Reply to: Re: Old propane tanks posted by Nebraska Cowman on September 27, 2006 at 04:17:49:
Please don't burn them in fires, full ones every so often do something called a BLEVE. Basicly the pressure in the tank keeps it from boiling but when it bursts the liquid boils and the vapour expands rapidly causing a massive explosion. Many fire fighters have been killed from this as it throws pieces of metal long distances, more than a half mile even. And if it doesn't blow, you have to wait a long time for it to cool off before getting near it again.
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