A chemical incident at the Ecowize hygiene-products facility in Montague Gardens on 12 January 2026 released a plume of toxic nitrogen dioxide gas, prompting emergency road closures and limited evacuations. Despite the…

On November 18, a chemical explosion at a factory in Durban, South Africa, resulted in one fatality and injuries to three others. Emergency services were called to the Jacobs area around 12:45…

A crew of 15 was successfully rescued from the southern waters of Cape, South Africa, on Thursday the 11th of September after their offshore supply vessel (OSV) caught fire, forcing its abandonment.…