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Photos - Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE)


Picture of a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion

Transportation accidents involving hazardous substances may pose significant threats from explosions as well as contamination. Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosions (BLEVE), such as the one pictured here, are common to trains and other transporters of hazardous substances that incur a sudden impact or damage.


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