Propane Tank Explodes Causing Evacuations

Monday, August 24, 2009 at 7:01AM
Keith Erwood in Business Continuity, Fire, Propane, San Diego, Work Place Safety, evacuation, explosion, preparedness

A Propane tank on the rear of a forklift ruptured and caught fire at a beverage distribution plant in San Diego the other day shutting down traffic on I-5 and causing the evacuation of people within a mile radius of the plant.

No one appears to have been injured during the incident including the forklift drivers.

News Video at scene

Article originally appeared on Disaster Preparedness Blog - Emergency Preparedness Tips, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Emergency Management (http://disasterpreparednessblog.com/).