Threat of propane blast ends in California
Thousands of evacuees returned home after fire crews contained a burning propane rail tanker and ended the threat of a major explosion in Lincoln, California.
August 25, 2011, Associated Press -- (California) Threat of propane blast ends in California. Authorities said thousands of evacuees returned home August 25 after fire crews contained a burning propane rail tanker and ended the threat of a major explosion in Lincoln, California.
The Lincoln fire chief said firefighters allowed the propane rail tanker burn itself out after determining the car held less propane than previously thought. He said the fire from the tanker burned out before midnight, but then crews reignited it to allow vapors caught in the tank to also burn away. He said the threat of a catastrophic blast no longer exists and an evacuation order for Lincoln was lifted just after midnight.
Between 4,000 and 5,000 homes in the northern California city of 40,000 people had been evacuated, and more than 6,000 students missed their first day of classes.
Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44269146/ns/us_news/#.TlZhrF0g1kA
Source: DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 26 August 2011
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