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Fire on Petrobras Offshore Platform Injures 14 Workers
A fire broke out on Petrobras’ inactive offshore Platform PCH-1 (Cherne 1), located in the Campos Basin about 130 kilometers off the coast of Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, injuring at least 14…
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Engine Fire Triggers Emergency Evacuation of Delta Flight in Orlando
A Delta Airlines flight preparing to depart from Orlando International Airport was evacuated Monday morning after an engine caught fire, prompting a swift emergency response. The aircraft, scheduled to fly to Atlanta,…
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NTSB: Firefighters Should Not Have Entered Burning Grande Costa D’Avorio
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded its investigation into the 2023 fire aboard the Grande Costa D’Avorio, a roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) vessel that caught fire while docked in Newark, New Jersey.…
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US Company Faces Fine After Chemical Blaze Leads to Evacuation of 17,000 People
The US Department of Labor has imposed a fine on a company following an investigation that determined improperly stored hazardous chemicals were responsible for a fire at a facility in Conyers, Georgia.…
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Second Major Fire in a Year Erupts at Fenix Battery Recycling Plant in Scotland
A major fire broke out on 9 April 2025 at a battery recycling facility in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, the second such incident at the site in just over a year. The fire,…
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Investigation Underway After Fatal Gas Leak at Vietnam Industrial Plant
A chemical incident at a Vietnamese factory has left one worker dead and several others hospitalized, prompting an ongoing investigation by local authorities. Incident DetailsOn the morning of April 12, a hazardous…
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North Sea Container Ship Fire Under Control, Emergency Response Scaled Back
A major incident unfolded aboard the Victoria L, a 528-foot container ship sailing under the Liberian flag, after an explosion triggered a fire in the engine room while it was traveling northwest…
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Process Safety Beacon: Knowing ‘why’ makes tasks safer
In 2021, three contract workers at a facility in La Porte, Texas, were removing the actuator from a plug valve. The actuator was being removed so the valve could be used as…
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Worker Injured in Fire at Martinez Refinery
A fire broke out at the Martinez Refining Company on Wednesday night, injuring a contract worker, according to refinery officials. The incident occurred around 7:50 p.m. when a portable air compressor caught…
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Five Killed, Four Injured in Explosion at Spanish Coal Mine
A tragic explosion at the Cerredo mine in Degaña, located about 450 kilometers (280 miles) northwest of Madrid, claimed the lives of five people and seriously injured four others on Monday, according…
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