CSB Points to Lack of Risk Assessments in 2009 CAPECO Incident

摘要

CSB has approved the final investigation report for the 2009 explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum (CAPECO) terminal facility near San Juan, Puerto Rico. The explosion occurred when gasoline overflowed during a transfer operation, sprayed out from an aboveground storage tank and formed a 107-acre vapor cloud that ignited. The incident resulted in no fatalities, but damaged 300 homes and businesses, and leaked gasoline into the environment. One major problem CSB found in its investigation was that facilities such as CAPECO, which store large quantities of gasoline and other flammables, are not required to conduct risk assessment of potential dangers.