ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Employees at Aspen Avionics were evacuated Tuesday afternoon after an explosion inside the building.
A fire commander said the explosion at 5001 Indian School Rd. in Albuquerque involved a 500-gallon tank of nitrogen.
There was a small fire that employees put out before fire crews arrived.
Employees were allowed back in the building about an hour later.
There were no reports of injuries.
Source: http://www.koat.com
By Patrick Lohmann / Albuquerque Journal on Tue, May 28, 2013
POSTED: 3:38 pm
LAST UPDATED: 5:02 pm
4:28 p.m.
No one was injured and a small fire was extinguished after a nitrogen explosion at Aspen Avionics around 3 p.m.
A pressure build-up in the 500-gallon tank, described as an “environmental chamber used for heating and cooling”, caused a nitrogen explosion. The amount of damage was not known immediately Tuesday afternoon, but employees were allowed back into the building.
A Fire Department commander said the building seems to be up-to-code, but an inspector will double-check in the coming days.
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No injuries have yet been reported after a tank exploded at Aspen Avionics on the 5000 block of Indian School NE.
The hazardous material team is responding to the explosion.
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Posted at: 05/28/2013 3:24 PM | Updated at: 05/28/2013 4:08 PM
By: Steve Mieczkowski, KOB.com
A 500 gallon tank of nitrogen exploded at Aspen Avionics at Indian School Rd NE near San Mateo.
Fire department officials say the explosion was caused by excessive pressure in the tank. Fire crews rushed to the scene as a precaution.
No injuries were reported. Authorities have no reason to suspect foul play in the incident, and there's no damage estimate as of yet.
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