San Juanico Disaster by Mac Maluski

When

mmaluski — 2024-06-03 13:44:28 UTC

November 19, 1984

Description

mmaluski — 2024-06-03 13:47:12 UTC

The San Juanico disaster involved a series of fires and explosions at a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank farm in the settlement of San Juan Ixhuatepec .popularly known as San Juanico

Details

mmaluski — 2024-06-03 13:51:35 UTC

Unburned and burning gas entered the houses south of the plant area and set fire to everything. Blast waves from the explosions not only destroyed a number of houses but also shifted several cylindrical tanks from their supports and added more gas to the fire. There were approximately 600 fatalities, approximately 7,000 injuries, 200,000 people were evacuated, and the terminal was destroyed.

The disaster started due to LPG leakage, probably a pipe leakage or rupture due to excess pressure. A vapour cloud built up and was slowly moved by the north east wind towards the ground placed flare pit located in the western part of the plant.

where

mmaluski — 2024-06-03 13:56:01 UTC

san juanico mexico

who was affected

mmaluski — 2024-06-03 13:57:53 UTC

The majority were poor country people living in one-storey houses constructed of concrete pillars filled in with bricks and with roofs of iron sheets.

before the disaster

mmaluski — 2024-06-03 14:06:29 UTC

before the leakage and explosions of the (LPG) farm there were many inadequate safety measures and poor maintenance of equipment.

After the Disaster

mmaluski — 2024-06-03 14:09:32 UTC

Barely six weeks after the events, with no official investigation results, the Government started payment of indemnifications to those affected by the disaster.