Paris Tennessee Boiler Explosion

Security footage of the June 18, 2007 boiler explosion which took place in an extrusion plant in Paris Tennessee, the actual explosion occured in the adjascent room and involved a Cleaver Brooks 800 HP fire tube package unit which exploded as a result of a low water condition, submitted for educational use only, explosion occurs at 1:19 into footage.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• boiler
• explosion
• accident
• paris
• tennessee

[samtorres66]

LWCO was probably bypassed

[Plataea]

Incorrectly repaired using incorrect component actually, by the owners...but it may as well have been eliminated~

[sce0569]

This is the boiler in Paris, TN. The linkage on the modulating feedwater valve had been disconnected and the low water cutoff had been modified/bypassed. The maintenance man was believed to be maually feedwater to the boiler while it was in high fire and low water condition. What can't be seen in video is boiler went thru wall behind maint man into the plant and boiler door went thru far wall into parking lot. The maint man died later at hospital.

[Plataea]

I wasnt aware that the operator had died, thanks for the info!

[moakley]

whats the boiler used for?

[Plataea]

Industrial boiler provided steam for extrusion process, possibly heating as well.

[JustDeni2002]

gosh reading the comments i didn't know people were so stupid... 1st that is the paris explosion, 2ndly he didn't die.. morons!

[ace600000]

Yeah definitely not Nobels boilers. The room is way too clean

[clairebehun]

very interesting thanks

[distractionxx]

some really good stuff here

[BlindElement88]

i live in pairs TN and it happend about 5 years ago

[NessieCullen1223]

Question, uh where is this place and when did this happen? Like what road cause I live here in Paris Tennessee, and I know nothing about this... So Im confused.

[soulfultenor]

This is why you never bypass your safetys !!

[bedner44]

Should have went to STCC

[kez259]

@MrBing013 huh, why would you not put water in when a boiler is low and why would you dry fire on purpose anyway, and if you are dry fireing for some reason on purpose then the fusible would melt well before half the building went flying half a mile across town.

[MrBing013]

@kez259 HAHA, FAIL. when it is being dry fired the last thing you want to do is add water.

[MrBing013]

@sce0569 This is not the boiler, the boiler that exploded was a cleaver brooks fire tube, not a water tube.

[browneyedgirl38242]

I know the guy that got hurt in that explosion and he is fine and well other than the scars hes recieved from some ignorant mantanance man's mistake.