First responders get hydrogen car safety facts
Friday, December 09, 2005
"As the auto industry races ahead with technology to run vehicles on hydrogen gas, what happens when one of these cars rolls on the road? Will the vehicle explode like the hydrogen-filled Hindenburg in 1937? What will emergency responders such as firefighters do at the scene? A conference Wednesday in Torrance brought about 200 emergency responders, building safety personnel, public officials and others from across the state to discuss hydrogen car safety. "Hydrogen is not the threat or terror people associate with it when they think of the Hindenburg," said Ruben Grijalva, California state fire marshal, who delivered the keynote speech. "A key thing here is identifying what are the public safety issues, and that includes getting rid of the myths." For example, if hydrogen escapes from a vehicle tank, the gas usually disappears into the atmosphere in a harmless manner. However, gasoline tends to pool on the ground, posing a fire risk, Grijalva said." Source: dailybreeze.com
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