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ECUADOR – Fire Forces Shutdown at Ecuador’s Largest Oil Refinery
A fire broke out at Ecuador’s main oil refinery in Esmeraldas province, prompting a full suspension of operations to protect personnel and infrastructure, state-owned Petroecuador announced. The refinery, the country’s largest, has…
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CHINA – Deadly Chemical Plant Explosion in Eastern China: Five Killed, Six Missing
A powerful explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China on Tuesday has left five people dead and six others missing, local authorities confirmed. Nineteen additional individuals sustained minor injuries. Incident Details…
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CSB Releases Safety Video on the Fatal 2020 Explosion
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a new safety video on its investigation into the fatal December 8, 2020, explosion at the Optima Belle chemical facility in Belle, West Virginia. The…
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MEXICO – Explosion Sparks Massive Fire at Diesel Facility in Northern Mexico
A powerful explosion triggered a massive fire at a diesel processing facility in Cadereyta, Nuevo León, on Wednesday 21st of May, injuring at least one person and prompting evacuations, according to local…
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VIETNAM – Fire Breaks Out During Decommissioning of Vietnam’s Offshore Song Doc Oil Rig
Located approximately 205 kilometers south of Ca Mau Cape, the Song Doc oil field was discovered in 2006 and once produced up to 28,000 barrels of oil per day. Initially developed by…
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ANGOLA – Chevron Platform Fire Injures 17 Workers
Seventeen workers were injured—four seriously—after a fire broke out early Tuesday on Chevron’s Benguela-Belize-Lobito-Tomboco (BBLT) offshore oil platform near Angola. The fire ignited around 3:10 AM on the platform’s cellar deck, according…
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Fire Contained at Junda Oil Refinery in Kara-Balta; No Injuries Reported
A fire broke out at the Junda oil refinery in Kara-Balta on the evening of May 20, prompting swift emergency response and concern among local residents. Incident Details The blaze was preceded…
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Chlorine Gas Leak Prompts Shelter-in-Place Orders for Thousands in Texas
A chlorine gas leak at the Olin Plant B in Freeport, Texas, caused a major emergency response on Tuesday morning, prompting thousands of residents to shelter indoors. The Incident The leak occurred…
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Fire Erupts at Iraq’s Baiji Refinery, the Country’s Largest
Iraq’s largest oil refinery, located in Baiji, was struck by a fire on Sunday, just months after it resumed operations following years of inactivity and restoration. The fire erupted in one of…
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Suspected Gas Leak at ENEOS Refinery in Osaka Leaves One Dead
A possible gas leak at the ENEOS oil refinery in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, led to the hospitalization of three workers on Saturday, one of whom was later confirmed dead. The incident occurred…
