Tanks inside of buildings, Class III liquids

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  • (a) Unenclosed tanks shall not be located within 5 feet, horizontally, of any fire or flame.

  • (b) Tanks larger than 60 gallons capacity shall not be located in buildings above the lowest story, cellar or basement, except in commercial, industrial or processing plants where storage on a higher floor is required by the process.

  • (c) Tanks exceeding 275 gallons individual capacity or 1,100 gallons aggregate capacity in an individual building or in a section of a building separated by firewall shall be installed in an enclosure constructed as follows: The walls of the enclosure shall be constructed of solid masonry units or poured concrete construction having a fire-resistance rating of not less than three hours. Such enclosures shall be installed only on concrete or other fire-resistive floors and shall be bonded to the floors. Enclosures shall have tops of reinforced concrete at least 5 inches thick or equivalent fire-resistive construction, except that where floor or roof construction above the enclosure is concrete or other fire-resistive construction, the walls may be extended to and bonded to the underside of the construction above in lieu of the provision of a separate top. Any openings to such enclosures shall be provided with fire doors or other approved closures and six-inch noncombustible liquid-tight sills or ramps. Provision shall be made for adequate ventilation of such enclosures prior to entering for inspection or repairs on tanks.

  • (d) Inside storage tanks shall be securely supported to prevent settling, sliding or lifting.


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