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Headline News : Production shut off after major blaze on gas platform (UK) Gas production remained shut down from one of the North Sea's largest unmanned installations following a major blaze on the platform. An oil giant operating the installation, has revealed that it could be several days before it is declared safe enough for specialists to board the platform to assess the exact extent of the fire damage. The on-board automatic deluge system extinguished the blaze two hours after the fire erupted on the platform. A spokesman said the extent of the damage could not be fully assessed until teams can get on the platform. But he revealed: "Following an initial assessment, there was confirmation that there is no evidence of deck beam, structural or piping deformation and the vast majority of the facility is in its original condition." But he added: "There is certainly damage to the north and north-west side of the platform – away from the helideck ... Click here for more details 04/02/2010
Crews battle tank fire for 10 hours (USA) Firefighters fought a massive tank fire throughout the night spending more than ten and half hours fighting the blaze... Click here for more details 04/02/2010 No luck finding leak (USA) Suspect piping proves not to be the source of radioactive tritium that has placed the future of the nuclear plant in peril ... Click here for more details 04/02/2010 Human error behind oil depot fire (India) Human error, lack of safety procedures and design flaws were behind a fire at a terminal says the independent probe report ... Click here for more details 04/02/2010 3 men hurt in ammo factory explosion (Bulgaria) Explosions and fire throughout the night in an ammunition factory storing 10 tons of explosive materials has resulted in injuries to three employees ... Click here for more details 04/02/2010	Fire shuts unit at refinery (Canada) A 66,000 bpd fluid catalytic cracker unit at a refinery was damaged by fire shutting a key for an indefinite period ... Click here for more details 04/02/2010 5 die in firework factory blast (China) Rescue workers rushed to a fireworks factory where at least 5 workers died and another 10 were injured in an explosion ... Click here for more details 04/02/2010 Tank fire tamed (Kuwait) A state-run oil company has bought a fire under control that broke out in a dual tank at an oil and gas gathering centre ... Click here for more details 04/02/2010 Attack of the Swordfish! Swordfish attack oil pipeline (Angola) Not the first time a swordfish attack has punctured an oil loading pipe causing delays in tanker shipments of crude ... Click here for more details 04/02/2010

Product News

Impetuses in Fire Protection: Inauguration of the Minimax Fire Research Centre Minimax provides new impetuses in fire protection through research and development of system solutions and products ... 07/01/2010

New Ground Gas Monitor Provides Continuous Data Ion Science introduce GasClam, the first gas monitor to give continuous, unmanned ground-gas data collection ... 07/01/2010

Management of Major Emergencies (MOME) The MOME Department consists of highly qualified personnel who are capable of adapting courses to suit clients individual needs ... 07/01/2010

Kidde Recalls to Replace Fire Extinguishers Due to Failure to Operate The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces a voluntary recall of a following consumer product 08/04/2009

Iraqi Civil Defence Authority opts for new Skum™ Foam Trailer The Iraqi Civil Defence Authority [ICDA] has taken delivery of 40 of the new SKUM™ RAFT 08/04/2009

Hochiki protects Iceland’s new power station Sensors, beam detectors and call points supplied are protecting sections of the new Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant 22/04/2009

Industrial Scientific Introduces the First Hosted Software for Managing Gas Detectors Industrial Scientific, has introduced iNet Control as the first hosted software application for managing gas detector fleets ... 07/01/2010

Interflam 2010 The 12th conference in the series, the event will have a core plenary and parallel session supported by posters, exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops, discussion groups and student activities ... 07/01/2010

Tyco takes fire protection to the next level The recent merging of Tyco Fire Suppression and Tyco Building Products into a single business entity is having a major positive impact on fire safety 13/05/2009

FIRETRACE® provides CNC equipment with fast acting fire protection A growing number of manufacturing companies are protecting their equipment with a FIRETRACE® automatic fire suppression system... 11/02/2009

Fire and Hazard Control by Williams An industrial firefighting company with three generations of flammable liquid firefighting assessment and extinguishment expertise... 07/01/2010