Feyzin LPG explosion
A leak in a propane storage sphere on 4 January 1966 at Feyzin, France led to one of the worst incidents involving LPG (liquefied petroleum gases) that has ever occurred, killing 18 people. The accident also was signifnificant because it was the first such accident in which the phenomonon now known as BLEVE was made clear. BLEVE, pronounced blevy, is an acronym for Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion. This is a type of explosion that can occur when a vessel containing a pressurized liquid is ruptured.
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