NOTE: This case, as unfortunate as it is, stands in a very small group of State Fire Code violations, and in my memory stands atop of the pile @ $302,500. It is rare for a state to issue code violations and even more rare for the dollar amount to be so high. The one thing that this case has in common with the other state code violations… they almost always come after a serious accident.
Today the GA Insurance and Safety Fire Commission has released their findings from their investigation into the deadly February 2017 Nitrogen leak. State inspectors determined that the incident was caused by the over-pressurization of a bulk storage tank. As a result of the investigation, the commission has issued civil penalties against the gas supplier totaling $302,500. The investigation revealed: