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The 2009 Cataño oil refinery fire, also known as the CAPECO explosion, was a fire that began with an explosion on October 23, 2009, and was extinguished on October 25 at the Caribbean Petroleum Corporation (CAPECO) oil refinery and oil depot in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
23 paź 2009 · A massive fire and explosion sent huge flames and smoke plumes into the air at the Carribean Petroleum Corporation near San Juan, Puerto Rico. The resulting pressure wave damaged surrounding buildings and impacted moving vehicles.
23 paź 2009 · A powerful explosion in at least 11 oil tanks in Cataño Gulf caused a shock wave was felt throughout much of the San Juan metropolitan area and caused minor injuries to people passing through the...
CSB Safety Video on the 2009 massive explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum, or CAPECO, terminal facility near San Juan, Puerto Rico. The incident occurred when gasoline overflowed and sprayed out from a large aboveground storage tank, forming a 107-acre vapor cloud that ignited.
Washington, D.C., October 21, 2015 – The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today voted on the final investigation report into the 2009 massive explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum, or CAPECO, terminal facility near San Juan, Puerto Rico; the report includes recommendations for addressing regulatory gaps in safety oversight of petroleum storage ...
23 paź 2009 · This is a video of one of the explosions at the Refinery fire in Puerto Rico
23 paź 2009 · A huge explosion at a gasoline facility in Puerto Rico has resulted in massive plumes of smoke and a fire that will take days to put out. ...
