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CSB Investigation Report No. CSB-BIOLAB-LAKECHARLES-2023 2023 Fire Fire Environmental Environmental
Bio-Lab Lake Charles 化学品火灾释放
Bio-Lab, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Related equipment → Storage tank (storage_tank)
0Fatalities
0Injuries
FireMechanism code FIR
Failure Mode · ISO 14224 Mapping
Damage mechanism (recorded in KB)
FireFIR
Internal damage-mechanism code (not ISO 14224)
ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code
OTH · Other
Mapped to ISO OTH — Other.
1What Happened

2020-08-27 飓风 Laura 期间设施火灾化学品释放

2Root Cause

极端天气下遇水反应化学品储存与应急管控不足

3Reliability Lessons (from investigation root cause)
  • The 'Root Cause' above is the core lesson of this accident; not split further.
4Associated Failure Mechanisms (Keywords)
遇水反应 飓风 火灾 释放 仓储
About the Failure-Mode Code (click to expand)

The mechanism code FIR shown on this card is the KB's internal damage-mechanism abbreviation (not an ISO 14224 code); it describes how the equipment failed. The 'ISO 14224 Mapping' block above maps it to the correct ISO functional failure code (which describes what the equipment failed to do) — these are two distinct dimensions in ISO 14224. The mechanism follows the narrative in the card body.

5Evidence Source (transparent)
Authority:U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Official Report:www.csb.gov ↗
Data Verification:verified_url_csb_investigations_list_2026-08-07(终报 2023-04-24)
Related Failure Modes · Traceability

This accident is not yet linked to a specific FM traceability card.

Report No. CSB-BIOLAB-LAKECHARLES-2023 · Data from CSB public investigation conclusions, compiled by Reliability AI, for reliability demonstration purposes only. This case is derived from public incident investigation reports for learning purposes only. AIM does not endorse or guarantee its accuracy.