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Explosion and fire in the tar extractor of a coking plant

  • 20/11/2020
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An explosion, followed by a fire, occurred around 4:15 p.m. on a 370 m³ tar extractor associated with a gas treatment facility in a coking plant. The extractors were actuated manually to limit the spread of fire, and the operator initiated the[...]
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