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Table 20: STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN
CLOSED CONTAINERS OUTSIDE OF BUILDINGS
QUANTITY IN LITERS
DISTANCE FROM BUILDING
OR LINE OF ADJOINING
PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE
BUILT UPON IN METERS
CLASS I
1 to 568 (3 drums)
568 to 1892 (3 to 10 drums)
1893 to 18925 (10 to 100 drums)
CLASS II or III
1 to 568 (3 drums)
568 to 1892 (3 to 10 drums)
1893 to 18925 (10 to 100 drums)
4.5
7.5
15
1.5
3
9
v. In occupancies where the public is invited or allowed to enter,
the above distances shall be double.
vi. Combustible materials shall not be stored or be permitted to
accumulate adjacent to flammable or combustible liquid
storage outside of buildings in such a manner as to constitute a
dangerous exposure to the liquid storage in event of fire. A
distance of not less than four and a half meters (4.5 m) shall be
maintained between the liquid storage and any combustible
materials.
vii. Storage Limitation of Portable Tanks of flammable and
combustible liquids shall be in accordance with the Table 21
below:
Table 21: OUTDOOR PORTABLE TANK STORAGE
CLASS MAXIMUM
PER PILE
(Liter) DISTANCE
BETWEEN
PILES
(meter)
IA
IB
IC
II
Combustible 8,327
1 6,654
33,308
66,616
66,540 1 .5
1 .5
1 .5
1 .5
1 .5
DISTANCE TO
PROPERTY LINES
CAN BE BUILT
UPON
(meter)
6
6
6
3
3
DISTANCE TO
STREET
ALLEY PUBLIC
WAY
(meter)
3
3
3
1 .5
1 .5
NOTES:
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When two or more classes of materials are stored in a single
pile, the maximum capacity in that pile shall be the smallest of
the two or more separate capacities. The identity of the more
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