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This BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion) illustrates the importance of observers and non-essential aircraft maintaining a safe distance from fireground operations.
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the explosion takes place in three stages: 1 - decompression due to a rupture of the envelope - 2 - violent boiling and recompression of the tank. (sounds like a jet engine when venting) - 3 - catastrophic rupture of the tank and formation of the gas cloud