Last month, a Qatar Airways Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' suddenly lost altitude shortly after takeoff, dropping below 1,000 feet while flying over the Persian Gulf.
Scientists expect a rising number of tropical cyclones in some areas in Florida, Australia, and cities along the Persian Gulf in the next century. This raises concerns for a potential increase in lightning strike related fires in storage tanks.
How can fire officers read the fireground, and what kind of valuable information do fire and rescue team members need to put off a fire?
A large fire broke out in the South of Lebanon at an oil facility in October 2021. The fuel tank was filled with benzene and it caught on fire early Monday morning. The fire took more than three hours to contain and extinguish.