1998 Esso Longford fire
1998 industrial disaster in Victoria, Australia
Summary
On 25 September 1998 a catastrophic fire occurred at the Esso natural gas plant in Longford, Victoria, Australia. A pressure vessel ruptured resulting in a serious jet fire, which escalated to a conflagration extending to a large part of the plant. Fires lasted two days before they were finally extinguished.
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