Crescent City, Illinois propane explosion occurred in June of 1972 when a freight train with numerous propane cars derailed in the town. The resulting explosion leveled approximately half the town. The water tower in the foreground was over 100 feet tall. In the past, there have been many deaths and injuries to firefighting personnel as a result of transportation accidents that led to BLEVES of liquefied flammable gases. Fire Departments normally are the first public agency to be notified when such accidents occur, and accept the responsibility for talcing the actions necessary to minimize injury and loss of life and property. The incidents described in this presentation involve liquefied flammable gases and railroad car containers. BLEVES have occurred in trucks and in fixed tanks containing flammable liquids or gases and the explosions or fire behavior have been similar. The objectives are: