News reports from South Korea indicate a waste water tank explosion when hot work was going on. It is suspected that a welding spark ignited methane, a biochemical gas. It appears that workers conducted a safety check and measured gas concentrations around the tank but not in the interior of the tank, which was sealed. It indicates the importance of analysing atmospheres inside tanks when hot work takes place outside.
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