Oh no.

[beanhead]

https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/n...tures-deadly-water-tank-explosion-in-lemoore/

The town where this happened is about 30 miles south of us.
I don't know the worker that died but I do know a few people in his company as we've done work with them before.
God rest his soul..

(The second video down just shows the footage without the news report.)

 

[Big Bad Dad]

Horrible! What can make a water tank explode? He was welding, but what exploded?? Is there some fuel source?

 

[slimt]

That was lift off. I didnt know a tank would do that.

 

[moparedtn]

I've seen a storage tank or two "oil can" (implode) in my time in the fire sprinkler business,
but I've never seen one do THAT.
Good Lord. Prayers for the families!

 

[super-bee_ski]

Yeah, I think as both Big Bad Dad and moparedtn elude too, a fuel source was present.
A 1-Million gallon tank, that is huge!

 

[Slap Stick]

Hydrogen sufide gas. Its caused by the chemical breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen
Better known as swamp gas.
Safety protocol was not followed on this job.

 

[Durandal25]

Good lord. That was terrible. Methane gas builds up in those tanks. Small amounts of algae on the sides of the tank can put out a ton of gas in a confined space. Since it was drinking water the tanks were probably sealed and vented via a contained system. Poor fellow.

 

[Budnicks]

that sucks

my condolences go out to the families
May the contractor guy who died RIP