MadModder
The Breakroom => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: PTsideshow on October 24, 2009, 10:26:23 PM
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This was posted on a welding forum, about a mishap in Ottawa
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/10/19/boiler-explodes.html (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/10/19/boiler-explodes.html) 1st story
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/10/20/ottawa-heatin-plant-death.html (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/10/20/ottawa-heatin-plant-death.html) 2nd one
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Glen,
In a memo to Parliament Hill staff, a senior official at the House of Commons said the explosion's impact on employees working in the buildings would likely be minimal, as outdoor temperatures remain mild.
I am sure that really cheered up the dead man's family.
Bogs
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I'm curious as to what caused the explosion. From the brief article, it seems like an old steam plant.
Mike
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This just demonstrates how dangerous boilers can be, my thoughts are with the poor dead man and the injured.
I found this picture in a book I was reading:- it shows the results of a boiler explosion on a steam plough traction engine, those old guys because they were paid by the acer had an habbit of screwing the safety valve down.
(http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq32/sbwhart/Modmodder/scan0004.jpg)
Stew
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It is currently under investigation, lawyers don't you know so they will probably make an announcement in months.
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A couple of Mythbusters episodes have featured household boilers left running with all the safety features disabled.
In one test the explosion destroyed a shed and launched the boiler "500 ft high".
In another, it went through 2 ceilings and a roof (recently shown on Discovery UK)!