The Kingman explosion, also known as the Doxol disaster or Kingman BLEVE, was a catastrophic boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) that occurred on July 5, 1973, in Kingman, Arizona, United States.

On July 5, 1973, Kingman was the site of a catastrophic BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) which killed 11 firefighters. The explosion occurred following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank.

Jun 30, 1998 · It was 25 years ago, on July 5, 1973, that a propane tank car being off-loaded in Kingman, AZ, caught fire, resulting in a BLEVE - boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion - that killed 11...

Jul 17, 2023 · This bronze plaque that’s located in Firefighter Memorial Park in Kingman, AZ, lists the 11 firefighters who were killed on July 5, 1973, when a leak from a propane rail car resulted in a...

The Kingman Explosion, also known as the Doxol Disaster or the Kingman Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE), occurred on July 5, 1973, in Kingman, Arizona. For more information,...

Sep 28, 2018 · Doxol Explosion: On July 5, 1973, in Kingman, Arizona, as liquified propane gas (LPG) was being off-loaded from a 33,500 gallon railcar tanker when a worker noticed a small leak in one of the...

Jul 6, 2023 · Eleven firefighters and a civilian were killed when a railroad car carrying propane caught fire and exploded in Kingman. KINGMAN, Ariz. — It was on July 5, 1973, when Bob Casson remembers...

Jul 26, 2021 · The Kingman Explosion, also known as the Doxol Disaster or the Kingman Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE), occurred on July 5, 1973 in Kingman, Arizona. Just before 2:00 pm, the Kingman Fire Department received a …

On July 5,1973 a propane tank car being off-loaded in Kingman, Arizona, caught fire, which resulted in a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE) that killed 11 Kingman firefighters and 1 civilian.

Jul 5, 2013 · Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Kingman Explosion, also known as the Doxol Disaster—a catastrophic boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) that occurred on July 5, 1973, in...