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Safety Alert to operators of “COMAH” oil/fuel storage sites & others storing hazardous substances in large tanks

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A dangerous incident occurred at a facility storing urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) fertiliser in solution. Following a tanker loading operation a UAN transfer pump was inadvertently left running. The transfer pump continued to run for several hours until an explosion occurred.

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