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Tank waggon tested in fire
(1999)
Is the effect of a fire sufficient to make a rail tank burst? Does a fire brigade have enough time to start danger mitigating measures? These questions were answered by BAM in 1999 after a spectacular test. A rail tank with a volume of 45 m3 was partially filled with 10 m3 of propane and exposed to a fire. Next to the tank was an empty CASTOR container fresh from the factory. After only 15 minutes the rail tank exploded. The CASTOR container was subject to a direct hit, overturned and dug itself into the soil 10 m away without sustaining any damage.