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Major Fire Erupts at Erbil Oil Refinery
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Late Wednesday, a significant fire ignited at the asphalt storage area of an oil refinery situated along the Erbil-Gwer road. No casualties have been reported, and efforts to…
June 13, 2024 -
Tata Chemicals Fined Over £1 Million After Contractor’s Fatal Accident at UK Plant
A 37-year-old father of four, employed as a scaffolder by Altrad NSG, tragically lost his life while working at Tata’s Lostock Hall site. On 30 November 2016, during his work, Densmore stepped…
June 12, 2024 -
Blaze Consumes Phetchaburi Storage Facility, 15 Fire Trucks Dispatched
A significant fire erupted in a warehouse storing plastics and chemicals in Phetchaburi, necessitating the deployment of 15 fire trucks to combat the flames. Initial assessments suggest an electrical short circuit may…
June 11, 2024 -
U.S. CSB Launches Investigation into Another Release of Toxic Hydrofluoric Acid at Honeywell Facility in Geismer, Louisiana
Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it isdeploying a team of chemical incident investigators to investigate a release of highly toxic hydrofluoric acid (HF) that occurred…
June 11, 2024 -
Major Fire Breaks Out at Chemical Warehouse in Thane’s Bhiwandi
Last Thursday, a significant fire broke out at a chemical warehouse located on Mankoli Road in Bhiwandi, Thane, producing large clouds of dense smoke. Anjur Phata Station Incharge, Shailesh Shinde, reported that…
June 10, 2024 -
Chemical Tanker Truck Explodes on I-10, Driver Injured
A tanker truck carrying hazardous materials exploded last Friday while traveling along I-10, injuring the driver and leading to an extended closure of the highway. The explosion occurred at 7:30 a.m. near…
June 10, 2024 -
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Launches Investigation into Fatal Chemical Incident in Chattanooga, TN
Washington D.C. June 4, 2024 – The U.S. Chemical Safey and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it has deployed a team of chemical incident investigators to investigate the fatal fire that…
June 10, 2024 -
Process Safety Beacon: Good evacuation plans save lives!
On January 2, 2024, Japan Airlines (JAL) Flight 516 carrying 367 passengers and 12 crew members was landing at Haneda Airport in Tokyo Japan. It collided with a smaller Coast Guard plane…
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11 Dead from Gas Leak in Coal Mine near Quetta
Eleven people, including nine miners, died on Monday due to suffocation from a gas leakage in a coal mine near the Union Council Sanjedi area of Quetta. Balochistan Chief Inspector of Mine…
June 4, 2024 -
Two workers die at the Salamanca Refinery
Two dead workers and more injured were the result of a hydrogen sulfide gas leak in one of the process plants of the Ingeniero Antonio M. Amor Refinery (RIAMA), last Friday afternoon.…
June 4, 2024
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