Can an atmospheric diesel storage tank BLEVE? (Video)

I am not 100% convinced this was a “diesel tank”.  Having seen over a dozen diesel tanks explode (most in tests) this explosion looks nothing like it.  It is not a boil-over either, but I am pretty sure the FD would know the difference between LPG tank and a diesel tank.  In what I can see this was a BLEVE, but do BLEVE’s occur with atmospheric vessels containing combustible liquids with high BP’s?  Watch and let me know what you think… 

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