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USA – CSB Opens Investigation into Fatal Incident at Woodland Pulp Facility in Baileyville, Maine
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that the agency is opening an investigation into the fatal chemical release that occurred on January 27, 2026, at the Woodland Pulp,…
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USA – Freight Train Accident in Connecticut Sends Propane Tank Cars Into River
Authorities say a freight train derailment in Mansfield, Connecticut, on Thursday the 5th of February morning has not caused any injuries or major environmental damage, though several rail cars carrying liquid propane…
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USA – St. Louis Board of Aldermen Adopts CSB Recommendations Following the Loy-Lange Investigation
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) commended the city of St. Louis, Missouri, Board of Aldermen for implementing two important recommendations from the CSB’s investigation of the tragic explosion at the…
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USA – CSB Issues Interim Safety Recommendations to U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works Following Fatal Explosion
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issued two interim safety recommendations in connection with the agency’s ongoing investigation into the August 11, 2025, fatal explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works…
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USA – Marathon Extinguishes Fire at Galveston Bay Refinery Alkylation Unit
Marathon Petroleum has extinguished a fire that occurred Tuesday at its Galveston Bay refinery in Texas, according to a filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The company reported that…
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USA – CSB Releases Safety Video on 2021 Explosion and Fire
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a new safety video on its investigation into the massive April 8, 2021, explosion and fire that fatally injured one worker at…
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USA – Containership Fire at Wilmington Port Leaves Four Injured
A generator-related fire aboard the Liberian-flagged Chiquita Voyager led to four people sustaining minor burn injuries while the vessel was berthed at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday, November 26. Emergency…
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USA – Fire erupts on container vessel at Port of Los Angeles
A fire erupted below deck on the container ship ONE Henry Hudson, the vessel was berthed at Berth 218 in the Port of Los Angeles. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that the…
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USA – Ammonia leak at Oklahoma hotel parking lot sends dozens to hospitals
A hazardous ammonia leak from a tanker truck in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn Express in Weatherford, Oklahoma, led to a major emergency response Wednesday 12 November night and sent…
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USA – DFW Airport Deploys Six Striker Volterra Electric ARFF Vehicles
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has officially placed six new Striker® Volterra™ 6×6 Electric Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicles into service. Delivered by Oshkosh Airport Products, a subsidiary of Oshkosh…
