Re: Tamahere Fire - investigation report
Hi All.
The New Zealand Fire Service released its investigation report into this tragic incident in Sept. You can find it at their website - look under media then search he page for "Icepak".
It's a big report & covers much territory.
A few key aspects:
400 kg of hydrocarbon refrigerant were in use (95%propane/5%ethane).
Firefighters had no knowledge propane was in use as a refrigerant at this site or generally in New Zealand on an industrial scale
They forced entry with permission
They detected no warning smell typical of LPG or natural gas leaks
The propane supplier has told media they always supply odorised proane (what happened to the odorant?)
John.