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BRAZIL – Authorities urge public to avoid Manaus Industrial District after styrene leak
Residents and workers have been advised to stay away from Manaus’ Industrial District following a styrene leak that prompted an emergency response on Wednesday evening, July 15. According to the Civil Defense…
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BRAZIL – Blast at Rhodia facility triggers emergency response
An explosion followed by a fire struck the Rhodia industrial site in Paulínia on Saturday afternoon (21), sending up a thick column of black smoke and alarming residents across the Campinas Metropolitan…
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BRAZIL – Nine Killed in Massive Explosion at Brazilian Explosives Factory
Residents across several towns in southern Brazil were jolted awake early Tuesday by a powerful explosion that destroyed part of an explosives manufacturing facility near Curitiba, the capital of Paraná state. The…
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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…
