Filed under: Etc., Safety, Technology, GM
Hydrogen faces a number of challenges when it comes to supplanting gasoline as the world's transportation fuel of choice, one of the largest of which was underscored by two small explosions at a Rochester, New York refueling station yesterday. According to reports, two people were injured when a spark ignited the fuel during a tank exchange. Praxair driver Robert Scruggs was transported to Strong Hospital with second-degree burns to his hands and face as a result of the incident, and a female Burger King employee was treated for ear pain in connection with the explosions.
According to local news outlets, Praxair is a supplier for
General Motors' fleet of hydrogen vehicles, which refuel at the Rochester station. Autoblog has contacted GM to confirm that this is the same station that the company's fuel-cell Sequel vehicles use, but we had not heard back as of publication time.
The Greater Rochester International Airport was closed for about 50 minutes due the explosions, and some flights were diverted mid-air while authorities sorted out the cause of the incident. Click on the YNN link below for
local news video coverage, as well as on the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle for more information.
[Sources:
YNN,
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle]
Report: NY Hydrogen station used by GM explodes, closes airport originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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27-08-2010, 08:30 PM
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