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Real-life scenarios that the above test is designed to protect against include being involved in an accident with a gasoline tanker truck, causing the gasoline contents to burn the package.
The amount of fuel being burned is approximately 5000 gallons in a pool 30 feet in diameter.
During this test, the package is fully engulfed in the fire and is not protected by a transporting vehicle.
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On October 9, 1997, a truck tractor pulling a cargo tank semitrailer was going under an overpass of the New York State Thruway in Yonkers, New York when it was struck by a sedan. The car hit the right side of the cargo tank in the area of the tank's external loading/unloading lines, releasing the 8800 gallons of gasoline they contained.
The collision and ensuing fire destroyed the Fruehauf MC-306 cargo tank semitrailer, Eagle Premier sedan, and the overpass. The thruway remained closed for approximately 6 months. The driver of the car was killed. The driver of the truck was not injured. Property damage was estimated at $7 million. At the time of the accident, the weather was clear and dry.
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![[FIRE test]](IMAGES/FIRE.JPG)
![[FIRE scenario]](IMAGES/CARTRUCK.JPG)