Dive shop owner killed by exploding tank?

[100days-a-year]

I got a call from LDS telling me,also found e-mail from fltechdiver list with some details.Apparently details are forthcoming.Sorry that usually bad news sells.Prayers to family......

 

[syruss32]

That is terrible. If you get more details please post them.

 

[Walter]

There is an article about it at http://www.tcpalm.com/news/verobeach/1114verojump2.shtml

DSSW,

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[TwoBitTxn]

Wow

That was one heck of a blast. I never would have imagined a catastrophic tank failure doing that much structural damage to a building.

Condolances to the family.

Tom

 

[Lost Yooper]

You beat be me in posting this. The article was just forwarded to me tonight. I'm looking forward to the specifics.

Not good.

Mike

 

[joewr]

Originally posted by Tom Vyles
I never would have imagined a catastrophic tank failure doing that much structural damage to a building.


Tom

The weight of your family car pressing down on each square inch of the tank. That is a lot of energy when released!

Joewr...

 

[artsprite]

terrible tragedy...My prayers to the family.

and I've gotten strange looks when asking if it's safe to keep a tank in a hot car trunk?

 

[syruss32]

Anyone know how thick a typical aluminum tank is? I can't imagine what it would take to blow that apart, seems like it would crack and leak out fast instead of bursting. But I have seen a 6 foot acetalene(sp) tank drop and bust the valve off and launch through a brick wall and sail about 100 yards into a field all in the blink of an eye.

 

[Liquid]

As sad as it is-

I must say I have a very solid kind of opinion about anyone that get's a tank to explode. It dosnet just happen, It happens only if you mal-treat tanks or do not preserve safety regulations.

 

[Lost Yooper]

Now let's not jump to conclusions here, Liquid. We don't know anything about that tank. It could have been one of those bad AL tanks or an abused ancient steel tank.

Mike