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Headline News : Fireball kills at least 13 as train carrying liquefied natural gas details in residential neighbourhood (Italy) At least 13 people were killed after a freight train carrying gas jumped the tracks and crashed into homes, causing an inferno in the middle of the night. Most of the victims, who included three children, were killed after buildings beside the track collapsed. But others were burned alive as flames enveloped cars and passers by. TV footage showed residents in pyjamas tearing at rubble, screaming the names of their loved ones. One man is said to have jumped off the roof of a burning building holding his eight-year-old son, while others were seen running down the street in flames. Another man's burned body was found in the seat of his car, hands on the wheel waiting for traffic lights to change ... Click here for more details 01/07/2009
Fertilizers group halts plant after explosion injures 2 (Belgium) Fertilizer group announced that it was shutting down its plant after an explosion injured 2 ... Click here for more details 01/07/2009 3 workers dead at waste plant (Jamaica) 3 workers died when they were overcome by toxic fumes at a waste transfer plant ... Click here for more details 01/07/2009 Stiff penalty and jail over factory blast (France) Criminal prosecutors called for a 225,000 Euro fine over an explosion that killed 31 ... Click here for more details 01/07/2009 3 killed, 2 dozen injured in explosion (India) 3 died and at least 24 were injured in a strong explosion at a fireworks factory located within a residential area ... Click here for more details 01/07/2009	Safety fear at oil depot sites (UK) Safety measures that should have been introduced at oil depots have not been fully implemented ... Click here for more details 01/07/2009 Steelmaker's coal mine accident kills 3 (Kazakhstan) The world's largest steelmaker said an accident at its coal mine killed 3 workers from 'methane emission'... Click here for more details 01/07/2009 Crews contain major ethanol spill (Australia) Emergency service are still working to clean up a 6,000 litres of ethanol that escaped from a leaking tanker ... Click here for more details 01/07/2009 2 dead, 6 injured in chemical plant blast (China) 2 were killed and 6 more injured in a chemical plant explosion ... Click here for more details 01/07/2009

Product News

D-TEC CCTV-Based video smoke detection delivers effective power station protection for Ireland’s ESB CCTV-based Video Smoke Detection (VSD) from D-Tec – is being relied upon in seven power stations 04/06/2009

Sepura and Selectric win fifth contract for the supply of TETRA radios to Germany Sepura announces that it will supply digital radios to the German state of Baden Württemberg 04/06/2009

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 Oldham S.A.S Achieves ISO14001:2004 Certification Innovative leader in gas detectors and gas monitoring equipment, are certified to the ISO14001:2004 standard 05/03/2009

Two Heads Better Than One For Beam Detectors – Four Are Better Still FFE Launches New Multi Head FireRay 5000 at International Firex 2009 08/04/2009

D-Tec secures finalist accolade in IP-in-Security Awards for video smoke detection solution at Palm Jumeirah Tunnel D-Tec announces that it was a finalist in the prestigious IP-in-Security Innovation Awards 05/03/2009

Fire and Materials 2009 A major international forum on fire performance of materials and products... 03/04/2008

Ion Science Launch GasClam at ACHEMA Ion Science enjoyed recent success at ACHEMA – the international exhibition & congress on chemical engineering, environmental protection and biotechnology 04/06/2009

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

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... 04/12/2007

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

Draka Takes Off At Terminal 5 The completion of this massive capital project is also a landmark event for Draka ... 07/08/2008

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