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FINLAND – Fire Contained After Breaking Out on Baltic Sea Ferry
Emergency crews responded after a fire broke out Monday evening aboard the Finnish-registered Silja Serenade while it was sailing through the Baltic Sea. The vessel had departed Helsinki and was en route…
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Process Safety Beacon: Decontaminate Before Opening!
In June 2024, a contractor employee was exposed to a small quantity of hydrogen fluoride (HF), a toxic and highly corrosive fluid. The contractor was hospitalized but recovered. The site was in…
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INDIA – Over 2,600 evacuated after oleum gas leak in Palghar; three report eye irritation
More than 2,600 people, including around 1,600 school students, were evacuated on Monday after a major oleum gas leak at a chemical facility in Palghar district of Maharashtra. Officials confirmed that three…
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USA – U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases Investigation Report on Fatal Hydrogen Sulfide Release at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Texas
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final investigation report into the fatal October 10, 2024 release of toxic hydrogen sulfide at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Deer Park,…
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INDIA – 17 Dead, 18 Injured in Explosion at Nagpur Explosives Factory
A powerful explosion at an explosives manufacturing plant in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district on Sunday, March 1, killed 17 people and injured 18 others, police officials confirmed. The blast occurred at the SBL…
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GHANA – NRSA Calls for Stronger Safety Measures After Fatal Tanker Explosion
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has called on oil marketing companies and bulk petroleum transporters to strengthen safety standards following a fatal tanker explosion near Nsawam. According to the Authority, the…
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USA – 1 Dead, 3 Injured After Explosion at North Carolina Feed Mill
A worker was killed and three others were injured after an early morning explosion at a Perdue Feed Mill facility in Hertford County, North Carolina. The incident occurred Saturday and sparked a…
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USA – U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases Volume 4 of Incident Reports
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released Volume 4 of its Incident Reports. The reports in the Volume detail 13 major chemical incidents that occurred across seven states — California,…
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CHILE – Four Dead and Ten Injured After Gas Truck Explosion in Santiago
At least four people were killed and ten others injured — five of them in critical condition — following a gas truck explosion in Santiago on Thursday 19 February, authorities confirmed. Presidential…
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Process Safety Beacon: Inherently Safer Principles
Alkylation is a chemical reaction where an alkyl group is transferred to a molecule. A plant catalytic alkylation reactor produced a mixture of three compounds (ortho, meta, and para isomers). The product…
