storage tank maintenance safety

A fire occurred at Westlake Chemical Corporation on Jan 26, 2022, in Louisiana, causing 6 persons injured.

The fire occurred in the vicinity of a storage tank that had been out of service for maintenance.

From the above accident story, what kind of safety lesson could we take?

At least, we can notice a very important keyword here, i.e. storage tank maintenance safety.

How we can prevent the same accident? Could we prevent that accident that involves a storage tank?

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