Joseph Lanzoni, VP of Sales Engineering for Lightning Eliminators & Consultants reveals how to avoid costly storage tank fires. Fires involving petroleum storage tanks are not uncommon. According to Henry Persson and Anders Lönnermark’s review of petroleum storage tank fires (1951-2003), the number of tank fires reported in the worldwide media is in the range of 15 to 20 fires per year. A petroleum industry-sponsored study concluded that lightning is the most common source of ignition, with about a third of all tank fires attributed to this. Floating roof tanks (FRTs) are especially vulnerable to lightning. The most common source […]
