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2 presumed dead after rig fire
Nigeria -- Search called off for 2 missing foreign workers off Nigeria’s coast after fire. Two foreign workers are presumed dead after an offshore rig exploded off Nigeria’s coast, officials said Thursday, the second such incident in the last month the oil-rich West African nation. Chevron Corp. ...
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CSB Releases New Safety Video on Three Accidents that Occurred in the Past Year Involving Flash Fires at Hoeganaes Corp. in Gallatin, Tennessee, Killing Five
“Iron in the Fire” Features Animations, Key Findings, and CSB Recommendations Aimed at Dust Hazards The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released a new safety video depicting three accidents involving combustible iron dust at the Hoeganaes Corporation in Gallatin, Tennessee. The video, entitled “Iron in ...
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CSB Releases Final Investigation Report on Three Accidents at the Hoeganaes Iron Powder Facility in Gallatin, Tennessee
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board today released its final report on three accidents that occurred in 2011 at the Hoeganaes powdered metals plant in Gallatin, Tennessee. Flash fires and an explosion killed a total of five workers and injured three others. The CSB investigation found that ...
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Decades of Success and Customer Satisfaction Since 1973, Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) has provided customers top-quality products and practical expertise for flame and gas detection plus fire and gas safety systems. Our satisfaction comes from protecting people and property in industries such as oil and gas, refining, ...
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World News

Tanker explosion kills 5

South Korea — A South Korean fuel tanker has sunk after an explosion on board, leaving five crew members dead and six missing, the coastguard … Continue reading →

Chemical leaking at fuel refinery

USA — Emergency workers are still trying to stop a leak today at a Carteret fuel refinery that has released 3,000 gallons of combustible liquid, … Continue reading →

Factory fire ruled an accident

Australia — The cause of a factory fire in Onehunga was accidental, the fire service has determined. Dark clouds of smoke could be seen across … Continue reading →

Transit fuel spill fouls waterways

USA — Clean-up from the diesel fuel spill that has affected waterways in Camden and Gloucester counties continued Friday morning. While its unmistakable scent permeated … Continue reading →

Burnt down packing plant ‘over capacity’

New Zealand — The Fire Service says a Hastings packaging plant which was completely destroyed in huge blaze overnight had outgrown its storage capacity and … Continue reading →

No oil spill from sunken tanker

UAE — Sharjah officials study plan to refloat ship. An underwater inspection on Tuesday of a sunken oil tanker that foundered 500 metres off Al … Continue reading →

Nuclear plant operating at half power following steam leak

UK — Planned maintenance means that Sizewell B power station at Sizewell, near Southwold is temporarily operating at half power. Engineers took one of the … Continue reading →

Crews battling ‘major emergency’ fire at refinery building

USA — Firefighters battle early morning ConocoPhillips blaze nearly four hours. A “major emergency” fire that consumed most of a two-story office building Monday at … Continue reading →