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Ethanol’s Use Outstrips Plans To Deal With Its Risks
By Mr Ethanol | October 27, 2008
Washington Post:
The national push to wean the country from imported fuel by adding American-brewed ethanol to gasoline has come at a cost: The flammable liquid is being transported through residential neighborhoods, catching off guard many communities that are unprepared to fight potential fires. Some are having to piece together emergency plans after the shipments have begun passing through their cities and towns, officials say.
In Alexandria, for example, officials are seeking to shut down or restrict an ethanol transfer operation in a rail yard surrounded by townhouses, a Metro station and an elementary school, arguing that pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel daily from trains to tankers is potentially dangerous and a slap at city residents.
The loading operation, which began early in April, is part of a fast-growing national network that is moving billions of gallons of the fuel from rural areas to more populated regions such as the Washington area.
“By and large, fire departments have not been able to get the resources in place to address this particular hazard, which really is spreading,” said Alexandria Fire Chief Adam Thiel.
There have been serious ethanol accidents.
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