A fact from Louisville sewer explosions appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 October 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:
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Article has since been expanded a lot. Technically it was just west of Old Louisville, too, in the industrial zone between Old Louisville and the west end (now mostly brownfield). --W.marsh13:06, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The article only says that the Hexane recycling system of the plant was not working, but sending a large volume of flammable/explosive Hexane into the sewer is not described or properly explained, nevertheless, the article mentions that "negligence" was rejected. Unless there was an extraordinary condition that posed an immediate danger to the personnel on the plant, diverting Hexane to the sewer is aking to a criminal negligence, since plant design and operation should preclude such discharge. The article only gives a too small emphasis on the possible consecuences of discharging a highly flammable solvent into a sewer, which is inviting disaster because the sewer is almost an ideal container for the explosive vapors to become fully mixed with air and reach the explosive range of concentrations. Just look at what happened in Guadalajara Mexico. As it is, the article is not completely neutral and minimizes the real danger of this type of solvent spills into sewers. Amclaussen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.100.180.19 (talk) 15:39, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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