Atmospheric storage tank fires are relatively rare, but because of storing large amount of
flammable liquid in them, they have catastrophic consequences. This study presents a
review of atmospheric storage tank fire scenarios causes and costs. The fire accidents on
the atmospheric storage tanks were collected from accident databases, papers and other
sources. The causes and costs of the 104 accidents were classified. Initiating event of 38%
of the accidents was environmental factors, 20% was equipment factors, 15% was operation …

Atmospheric storage tank fires are relatively rare, but because of storing large amount of
flammable liquid in them, they have catastrophic consequences. This study presents a
review of atmospheric storage tank fire scenarios causes and costs. The fire accidents on
the atmospheric storage tanks were collected from accident databases, papers and other
sources. The causes and costs of the 104 accidents were classified. Initiating event of 38%
of the accidents was environmental factors, 20% was equipment factors, 15% was operation …