Fuel tanker explosion aftermath - Recovery with Rotators

We were called by Van Lingen on March 18, 2019 to assist in a massive burn job recovery. A fuel tanker exploded, catching everything in the yard on fire including two trailers and a tractor. The yard was incredibly small with little room to work in due to a large container that we were not allowed to move. We responded with our 75ton rotator and 2 Landolls, assisting Van Lingen with their Jerr-Dan rotator and Landoll.

As you can see from the get-go, this job was messy. A fuel tanker exploded in a container yard, and completely torched most of the trailers and containers that occupied the space. We have no idea how the fire started, but we definitely understood why they needed our help cleaning up the aftermath of the explosion. Several trailers and containers were burned by the fire and we needed to get them out o of the yard. Our team faced several obstacles with the recovery, but we were able to get the job done eventually.

The Recovery Process

First, our team worked on container closest to the blast. By attaching hooks onto the bottom of the container, we used our rotator to lift the container and we then slid our flatbed truck in to remove the container from the yard. Because of the fumes that were still in the area, it was unsafe to cut the container in order to get it out the yard, like we normally would. Another obstacle we faced was that we were unable to move the green truck that you see in the video. Our team had to creatively maneuver around the trailer in order to pull off this job.

Our Team Consistently Overcomes Challenges On the Job

Because of the fact that so much of the containers we were moving were burned, they were unable to get lifted the way we originally planned. The containers were so badly burned that the frames started to bend when we tried to lift them. After a discussion with our team, we successfully came up with another plan of attack in order to be able to winch out the containers. Our team consistently works together to overcome challenges on the job, which is just one of the reasons Pepe’s Towing Service is the best company to call when you’re in a jam. Save our number for next time you need it: 323-268-1609.

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