Fire and Explosion Forensic Investigation

Expert forensic engineering services determine the root cause of industrial fires and explosions.

Intertek performs the analyses of fires and explosions on a wide variety of industries and equipment, including boilers and power machinery, process plants, petrochemical refineries, oil and gas production, and commercial and residential buildings and equipment. We provide expertise in mechanical, metallurgical, civil, structural, chemical, electrical, material science, corrosion, and welding engineering.  

Intertek’s technical capabilities include laboratory facilities to perform small scale combustion tests on potential fuels and a metallurgical laboratory to perform tests on damaged equipment. Intertek can send a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator to the scene of an accident. Our analytical techniques include computational modeling software to determine both transient and steady state temperatures and chemical equilibrium codes to determine the chemical species in the combustion process.

Industrial fire and explosion forensic engineering investigations include on-site examination and documentation, evidence control and storage, field-testing, laboratory testing, finite element and other computer-aided modeling and analysis techniques, forensic economic analysis, animation and court exhibit design and production, and expert witness testimony. Intertek draws on fire and explosion expertise from our business units in the Power Generation, Petrochemical, Nuclear and Construction, Aviation and Transportation industries, as well as our own network of consultants.
 

Contact us to see how Intertek can help your organization with Fire and Explosion Forensic Investigation.