Pollution
Humain
Environnement
Economique

An explosion and fire occur at a supermarket service station while a petrol truck is unloading. The station cashier initiates the explosion when she actuates an electrical switch in her booth. The flammable cloud escapes through a dipstick hole which was left open. The accumulated gases penetrated via an unsealed electrical cable sleeve arriving directly inside the booth. Two people are injured in the fire: the cashier, burned on the hands and face, and a customer near the booth. The installation is recent (1987 / 1990) but does not comply with regulations: there is no trap screw on the gauge, gas storage facility improperly situated…