
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
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 |
Fomtec gains new approvals![]() Fomtec LS EXP has now been approved to the following standards: EN 1568 part 2 ISO 7203-2 IMO MSC/Circ 670 In addition to the mentioned … Continue reading Zieglers new crashtenders for Frankfurt Airport![]() Frankfurt airport in Germany opened its fourth, North west runway last October, enlarging the runway space of Germany’s biggest airport to approximately 220 hectares. To … Continue reading Vimpex Launch New Mobile LED Scene Lighting System![]() Vimpex, the specialist supplier of PPE, Technical Rescue Products and Telescopic Masts, has introduced a new mobile scene lighting system. The Canguro SceneStar combines powerful … Continue reading |
Polaris – a new way of inducting foamAngus Fire, the manufacturer of a wide range of firefighting foams and firefighting equipment, is launching Polaris, a foam-induction water motor that complements its existing … Continue reading FIRETRACE boosts mine fire safety![]() Firetrace International will be showcasing its Firetrace® automatic fire detection and suppression systems, designed to protect key assets in the mining sector, at the IME … Continue reading New marine firefighting kit meets the latest MarED standardsAn all-new range of marine firefighting PPE, designed to meet the introduction of upgraded European MarED standards from December 2011, has been introduced by Bristol … Continue reading Wolf Safety launches new Atex safety torchWolf Safety (UK) has launched a new LED torch, and a retrofit LED unit for existing customers to upgrade their TS-24 / TR-24 and TS … Continue reading |