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To: ProtectOurFreedom
I keep having trouble this morning keeping all the factors in my mind. This non-elevated water storage tank somehow became pressurized whether by design or more likely by mistake.
41 posted on 06/24/2021 9:19:42 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: fireman15

See #39 and #42.


43 posted on 06/24/2021 9:27:57 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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Here is what I assume happened. The arc welding separated the chlorinated water into three gases when boiling it. Hydrogen, Chlorine gases, and an oxidizer, Oxygen. It built up in the top. Then the intense light from the arc ignited it.


44 posted on 06/24/2021 9:33:25 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: fireman15

And welding produces intense UV...

https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/safety_haz/welding/eyes.html

https://youtu.be/NN82GoBG98s


45 posted on 06/24/2021 9:43:17 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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