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USA – Hazmat Release Forces Evacuations in North Toledo
A hazardous materials release at an industrial facility in North Toledo triggered evacuations and overnight shelter-in-place orders for residents, Toledo Fire & Rescue and city officials confirmed. The incident began around 10:48…
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USA – Two explosions damage feed mill in Iowa
A feed mill operated by Kent Nutrition Group in Sheldon, Iowa, sustained damage in two separate explosions in September and October 2026. The incidents affected a tower and a grain cooler, with…
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USA – CSB Releases BP-Husky Safety Video
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a new safety video on its investigation into the fatal fire that occurred on September 20, 2022, at the BP-Husky refinery in…
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USA – Worker injured in explosion at Michigan plastics facility
Emergency crews responded to Franklin Plastics in Battle Creek, Michigan, US, after an explosion and fire broke out at the facility on 28 September 2026. Heavy smoke was reported coming from an…
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USA – CSB Releases Final Investigation Report on 2025 Explosion and Fire at Shell Polymers Monaca Facility in Pennsylvania
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released the agency’s final report on its investigation into the major June 4, 2025, explosion and fire at the Shell Polymers Monaca (Shell)…
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USA – 5 Killed, 5 Injured After Amazon Air Cargo Plane Crashes at Miami Airport
Five people were killed and five others hospitalized after an Amazon Air cargo plane crashed and caught fire while landing at Miami International Airport, authorities said. The Boeing 767-300 freighter, operated by…
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USA – CSB Releases Foundation Food Group Safety Video
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a new safety video on its investigation into the deadly January 28, 2021, liquid nitrogen release at the Foundation Food Group (FFG) poultry processing plant…
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USA – CSB Issues Update on Investigation of Fatal April 2026 Hydrogen Sulfide Release at Catalyst Refiners Facility in West Virginia
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on its investigation into the deadly April 22, 2026, release of highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas at the Ames Goldsmith Corporation’s Catalyst…
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USA – Reactive Chemical Fire in Sauget, Illinois Triggers Four-Square-Mile Shelter-in-Place
A hazardous materials fire at an industrial facility in Sauget, Illinois, forced emergency managers to place more than 3,400 homes and businesses under a shelter-in-place order in the early hours of Wednesday…
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USA – CSB Issues Final Report on August 2025 Fatal Coke Oven Gas Explosion at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works
the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final report on the fatal August 11, 2025, explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works facility in Clairton, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred…
