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Illegal Fueling Before Toronto Propane Blast: Report

by Jordan Yerman | August 22, 2008 at 08:14 am

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The Technical Standards and Safety Authority of Ontario has released its report on the events leading up to the massive propane explosion in North Toronto. Evidently, the depot was performing a truck-to-truck propane transfer, which is as dangerous as it is illegal.

Direct truck-to-truck propane transfers are illegal because they increase the risk of a gas leak or a fire.

The safety agency also says that in November 2006, Sunrise Propane was warned that it showed a "lack of safety culture or commitment" by not putting an end to the truck-to-truck transfers at the company's facilities.

The whole report can be seen here(pdf). The TSSA is also planning to re-audit Ontario's propane facilities, and has released a list of sites copmarable to the Sunrise facility: alarmingly, it's a six-page document.

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tiha zaman

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at 08:19 on August 22nd, 2008

great report. worth reading.

Barbara McPherson

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at 11:13 on August 22nd, 2008

jordan, I like this story. It's good stuff. It looks like they showed blatant disregard for the safety of the residents. I'm wondering who pays for the asbestos cleanup of those homes affected.