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12 dead in petrochemical factory blast
Thailand -- Twelve people were killed and 129 hurt in the explosion and fire at a petrochemical factory at the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong province on Saturday, Deputy Public Health Minister Surawit Khonsomboon confirmed on Sunday. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra travelled to Map ...
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CSB Releases New Safety Video on Fatal Hot Work Explosion at DuPont Facility in Buffalo; “Hot Work: Hidden Hazards” Shows Danger of Inadequate Gas Monitoring Safety Video Follows Release of the CSB’s Investigative Report – Approved at a Public Meeting Yesterday in Buffalo, New York
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released a new safety video detailing a fatal 2010 hot work accident that occurred at the DuPont facility near Buffalo, New York. The video, entitled “Hot Work: Hidden Hazards” features a computer animation showing how hot work being conducted ...
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CSB Investigation into Macondo Blowout and Explosion in Gulf of Mexico Continues - Two Public Hearings and Interim Reports Scheduled for this Year
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced today that its investigation into the April 20, 2010 Macondo well blowout, explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico is progressing, with two interim reports with findings and recommendations to be released this year. A final report ...
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World News

Fatal Gas Line Explosion

USA — A large natural gas line in north Texas erupted Monday after utility workers accidentally hit the line, sending a massive fireball into the … Continue reading →

Fiery Tanker Crash Kills Two

France — A gasoline tanker travelling on a 4-lane highway in Cotes d’Armor, France, Tuesday afternoon collided with a highway department truck that was working … Continue reading →

Community Razed By Tanker Fire

Nigeria — A small community along Abuja-Kaduna expressway was completely razed by fire yesterday after a tanker veered off the road and went up in … Continue reading →

9 killed, 5 missing after mine floods

China — Rescue workers on Thursday afternoon recovered the bodies of nine workers after a coal mine flooded in northeastern China a day earlier, government … Continue reading →

Rig explosion – Relief well drilled

Nigeria — Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, has begun the process of drilling a relief well to seal the shallow water Funiwa 1A natural gas well. … Continue reading →

Sawmill blast investigation

USA — Samples have been sent to a U.S. lab to determine if sawdust was a possible fuel for the deadly explosion at a Burns … Continue reading →

Firm fined for explosion that killed worker

Ireland — A Pharmaceutical company has been fined €300,000 and ordered to pay €72,000 in costs for breaches of health-and-safety regulations following an explosion at … Continue reading →

Workers file suit over refinery explosion

USA — An explosion that killed a worker at a Valero oil refinery in Memphis is the subject of a multimillion-dollar wrongful death and injury … Continue reading →