What the records say
- When
- 25 Sep 1998
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 38.22° S, 147.17° E
- Description
- 1998 industrial disaster in Victoria, Australia
- Deaths
- 2
- Injured
- 8
1998 Esso Longford fire
1998 industrial disaster in Victoria, Australia
On 25 September 1998 a catastrophic fire occurred at the Esso natural gas plant in Longford, Victoria, Australia. A pressure vessel ruptured resulting in a serious jet fire, which escalated to a conflagration extending to a large part of the plant. Fires lasted two days before they were finally extinguished.
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