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USA – TCEQ Releases Final Air Emissions Findings Following Valero Port Arthur Refinery Explosion
A massive explosion and fire erupted at the Valero Port Arthur refinery on March 23, sending flames and thick black smoke high into the air and shaking nearby neighborhoods. The Texas Commission…
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USA – Investigation Continues After Port Arthur Valero Refinery Fire Contained
A fire at Valero’s refinery in Port Arthur has been fully contained, and officials have confirmed that no personnel were injured during the incident. The refinery, which employs about 770 workers and…
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USA – Two Dead, Dozens Injured After Air Canada Aircraft Collides With Fire Truck at LaGuardia
Crash and Immediate ImpactA late-night landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport turned deadly Sunday when an Air Canada flight collided with an airport fire truck on the runway. The crash killed the…
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USA – CSB Issues Investigation Update on Fatal October 2025 Explosions at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, Tennessee
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on the agency’s ongoing investigation into the catastrophic October 10, 2025, explosions at the Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC (AES) explosives manufacturing facility…
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USA – LyondellBasell Reports Fire Contained at Texas Chemical Facility
A fire that broke out at LyondellBasell’s Bayport Choate chemical facility in Texas on Thursday night has been brought under control, the company said on Friday. The incident occurred at around 9…
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USA – CSB Releases Investigation Report on the 2023 Explosion and Toxic Ethylene Oxide Release at Dow Plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final investigation report into the July 2023 explosions, fires, and toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) release at the Dow Chemical Company’s (Dow) Louisiana Operations…
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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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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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USA – Fatal Gas Release at Maine Paper Mill Prompts Federal Safety Investigation
A federal investigation has been launched following a fatal gas release at a pulp and paper mill in Baileyville, Maine that killed a student intern and injured nine other workers. The incident…
