Hundreds killed or hurt in tanker blast (Kenya) Issue 5

Blaze injures 7 at refinery (Venezuela) Issue 4

Large explosion, fire at fuel depot (Indonesia) Issue 3

Injuries and evacuations after explosion at refinery (USA) Issue 2

Two refinery fires created some Christmas fireworks (USA) Issue 1

2008

800 evacuated from oil refinery after fire (Australia) Issue 49

Refinery fire shuts gasoline unit (The Netherlands) Issue 48

Lucky escape for workers at chemical blast plant (UK) Issue 47

Massive refinery fire (USA) Issue 46

Fire shuts down oil refinery (South Africa) Issue 45

Fire alarm sent deadly gases into sub (Russia) Issue 44

Oil-well explosion kills 2, injures 4 others (USA) Issue 43

Nine injured after explosion rocks plastics plant (Canada) Issue 42

2 men die in blast at oil rig (USA) Issue 41

1 dead, 3 injured in deadly industrial explosion (USA) Issue 40

Hurricane caused half-million gallons of crude oil to spill (USA) Issue 39

Pipeline at oil terminal plant explodes, injures 2 (USA) Issue 38

Huge blaze breaks out at port (UAE) Issue 37

Fire at nuclear plant injured 1 (China) Issue 36

Helicopter crash kills 7, shuts oilfield (UAE) Issue 35

1 killed, 1 injured in chemical plant blast (USA) Issue 34

Another fuel tank goes up in flames (Malaysia) Issue 33

Explosions at propane facility kills firefighter, forces evacuations (Canada) Issue 32

Explosion at refinery injures 4 (USA) Issue 31

$8.7 million fine against sugar company (USA) Issue 30

4 dead, 7 injured after crane collapse at refinery (USA) Issue 29

CSB determines massive propane fire at refinery resulted from water freezing and cracking idle section of process piping (USA) Issue 28

The day the sea caught fire: 20 years after an offshore oil disaster, the survivors are finally able to tell their story (UK) Issue 27

CSB Issues Final Report on Explosion, Calls on OSHA and Trade Associations to Improve  Material Safety Data Sheets for Nonconductive Flammable Liquids; Safety Video with Animation Released (USA) Issue 26

Sugar mill 'closed indefinitely' after explosion, 9 trapped (Australia) Issue 25

Body found in debris of chemical plant explosion (USA) Issue 24

Lightning strike sends hundreds of thousands of gallons of gasoline up in smoke (USA) Issue 23

1 dead, 4 injured in refinery blast (Russia) Issue 22

Chemical blaze kills 30 (Iran) Issue 21

100 killed in pipeline inferno (Nigeria) Issue 20

1 of 6 hurt in oil field gas explosion dies (USA) Issue 19

Faulty pipe blamed for refinery explosion (USA) Issue 18

2 dead in plant explosion (USA) Issue 17

Final CSB Report on EQ Hazardous Waste Fire and Community Evacuation calls for new fire protection standards, improved chemical information and emergency planners (USA) Issue 16

2 die in nuclear plant accident (Pakistan) Issue 15

Three die in plant explosion (Russia) Issue 14

Oil giant says fire at pipeline to terminal (Nigeria) Issue 13

Major fire at petrochemical site (Germany) Issue 12

Death toll from blast rises to 9 (Albania) Issue 11

Administration uncovers slew of refinery violations (USA) Issue 10

Major gas terminal blaze put out (UK) Issue 09

Smelter explosion kills 5 as manganese poisoning probe restarts 5 (South Africa) Issue 08

Explosion at oil refinery hurts 5 (USA) Issue 07

2 still missing after sugar refinery (USA) Issue 06

Crews battle refinery propane leak and fire in latest string of problems (USA) Issue 05

3 severely burning in oil explosion (USA) Issue 04

Coal mine blast kills 20 (China) Issue 03

5 killed, 33 injured in chemical plant explosion (China) Issue 02

Major fire damages oil refinery (Norway) Issue 01

2007

Big oil spill near rig (Norway) Issue 48

Supertanker oil spill reaches shoreline (Korea) Issue 47

2 workers killed in pipeline fire (USA) Issue 46

'Serious' oil blaze extinguished (UK) Issue 45

Death toll reaches 80 in mine blast (Ukraine) Issue 44

Death toll rises in oil disaster (Russia) Issue 43

Inquiry into refinery fire begins (UK) Issue 42

Search for oil rig accident survivors (Mexico) Issue 41

Tank catches fire at refinery (USA) Issue 40

Tunnel scene of deadly inferno (USA) Issue 39

5 dead in power-plant fire (USA) Issue 38

Explosions and fireballs as harbour in flames (South Africa) Issue 37

Scores killed in plane crash (Thailand) Issue 36

Huge blast at chemical plant (UK) Issue 35

MSHA proposes new standards for underground coal mine rescue teams (USA) Issue 34

Massive fire engulfs port (UAE) Issue 33

Oil workers rescued after fire on platform (UK) Issue 32

Efforts to reach and rescue 6 miners failing (USA) Issue 31

Fire rocks fuel depot (USA) Issue 30

Poison threat from train (Ukraine) Issue 29

Lighting sets fire to a tank at refinery (USA) Issue 28

Raging floodwaters cause refinery oil spill (USA) Issue 27

Internal reviews completed into 3 fatal mine accidents (USA) Issue 26

Huge explosions hit chemical industrial plant (USA) Issue 25

Latest News : 110 killed in gas blast (Korea) Issue 24

CSB issues case study on fatal oilfield explosion, recommending OSHA programme to inspect oil and gas production facilities (USA) Issue 23

Major blaze at chemical works (UK) Issue 22

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MSHA takes immediate action to strengthen mine safety (USA) Issue 20

5 killed in chemical plant blast (China) Issue 19

Fatal fire hits refinery (Singapore) Issue 18

Lightning starts fire and causes explosion at oil refinery (USA) Issue 17

300 hospitalised after chemical leak (China)  Issue 16

8 feared dead as search is called off (UK)  Issue 15

Oil well explosion injures 2 (USA) Issue 14

Buncefield major incident investigation board publish recommendations on the design and operation of fuel storage sites (UK) Issue 13

20 dead in mine blast (China) Issue 12

U.S. Chemical Safety Board Investigators conclude 'Organisational & safety deficiencies at all levels of the BP Corporation' caused March 2005 Texas City disaster that killed 15, injured 180 (USA) Issue 11

Thousand evacuated after train explosion (USA) Issue 10

Jet explodes on landing (Indonesia) Issue 09

Bosses slammed over nuclear leak (UK) Issue 08

Refinery fire doused after 19 hurt (USA) Issue 07

Explosions at chemical plant ruled accidental (USA) Issue 06

4 die in refinery fire (India) Issue 05

Refinery shut after fire (USA) Issue 04

2 workers die as tunnel collapses (USA) Issue 03

BP savaged in blast report (USA) Issue 02

37 injured in chemical leak (UK) Issue 01

2006

Pipeline victims mourned (Nigeria) Issue 48

Guilt admitted on fatal blast (UK) Issue 47

Buncefield explosion 1 year on (UK) Issue 46

2 fire officers killed and civilians injured in massive explosion (UK) Issue 45

Chemical cloud hits town (Serbia) Issue 44

Fatal gas pipeline explosion (USA) Issue 43

Blast and fire at refinery (Kuwait) Issue 42

Blaze at refinery 'under control' (India) Issue 41

$2.3 million for oil spill (USA) Issue 40

Fire damaged oil refinery (Lithuania) Issue 39

7,000 people flee toxic fire (USA) Issue 38

Firefighters contain blaze at refinery (USA) Issue 37

41 killed in methane explosion mine (Kazakhstan) Issue 36

BP reviews its operations (USA) Issue 35

Tyre fire near oil site sparks major alert (UK) Issue 34

Nuclear firm fined £2m (UK) Issue 33

Scores die in train crash (Egypt) Issue 32

Worker in refinery fire dies (UK) Issue 31

Radioactive spills at troubled nuclear plant (Czech Republic) Issue 30

Blast at oil refinery (Indonesia) Issue 29

Fire extinguished at refinery (Venezuela) Issue 28

Firms warned after Buncefield (UK) Issue 27

Toxic leak hospitalises 160 (China) Issue 26

CSB releases trailer blast damage information from BP Texas ... (USA) Issue 25

HSE publishes initial feedback from Buncefield safety alert (UK) Issue 24

Expert explains how lighting sparked fire (USA) Issue 23

Final Report from US Chemical Safety Board on 2004 Explosion calls ... Issue 22

Inquiry into chemical plant blast (UK) Issue 21

Kawasaki oil tank explodes Issue 20

Buncefield tank 'was overflowing' Issue 19

Lighting strikes depot Issue 18

Port Arthur Plant explosion sent smoke pouring into the sky Issue 17

Drinking water supplies threatened by pollution from oil depot fire Issue 16

Japan's Cosmo Oil closes refinery unit after fire Issue 15

New framework for the fire and rescue service published Issue 14

At least 57 dead after passenger ship sinks off Bahrain Issue 13

Ruling casts doubt on nuclear plant safety Issue 12

Oil workers airlifted from rig blaze Issue 11

Alaska hit by 'massive' oil spill Issue 10

Blast at West Virginia Power Plant traps workers Issue 09

Saudi's 'foil oil facility attack' Issue 08

Buncefield investigation board publishes progress report  Issue 07

Plane skids off runway at JFK airport Issue 06

Ferry sinks in Red Sea Issue 05

Huge oil spill off Queensland coast - 'worst in 30 years' Issue 04

BP explosion blamed on 'culture of safety Issue 03

Fuel depot fire could prompt changes to HSE hazard planning advice Issue 02

Confusion adds to tragedy at mine blast Issue 01

2005

42 killed in gas explosion Issue 08

Buncefield Oil Depot Fire Extinguished Issue 47

Firefighters battle largest peace time fire in Europe Issue 46

Many killed in Tehran plane crash Issue 45

Water crisis strikes Chinese city Issue 44

25th floor fire kills 4, injuries 5  Issue 43

39 rescued from Jilin coal mine flooding Issue 42

Explosion causes fire at Venezuelan oil refinery, at least 16 injured Issue 41

11 killed in Dutch airport blaze Issue 40

All killed in Nigeria plant crash Issue 39

Explosion rocks Houston refinery Issue 38

Quake crisis overwhelms Pakistan Issue 37

Battle against India oil well fire to continue into third week Issue 36

Firefighters find battling Burns Bog blaze a tricky job Issue 35

Indian oil well catches fire, Russian experts summoned Issue 34

Bio-hazard risk to emergency responders "Significant & Severe" Issue 33

Damage to Gulf oil rigs mounts estimated 58 platforms damaged Issue 32

CSB issues urgent safety recommendation to BP Global Board Issue 31

Malaysian firemen help Indonesia to fight blazes Issue 30

All aboard survive Toronto Airbus crash Issue 29

12 die, hundreds rescued in Indian oil rig fire Issue 28

Crews continue fighting massive tire fire near Watertown USA Issue 27

Death toll in Pakistan train crash rises to 133 Issue 26

London underground tunnel explosions kill over 50 and injure over 700 Issue 25

Huge fire at Pakistan State Oil Refinery extinguished Issue 24

Fired BP worker rejects blame Issue 23

Chinese oilfields fire put out Issue 22

High death toll in China hotel blaze blamed on slow response Issue 21

Serious UK nuclear leak 'went unnoticed for 9 months' Issue 20

BP apologises for statements on refinery blast Issue 19

BP Products accepts responsibility for Texas City explosion Issue 18

Blast at Huadian oil plant kills 5 in China Issue 17

Huge radioactive leak closes Thorp nuclear plant Issue 16

Japenese train crash kills dozens Issue 15

Fatal blaze guts Parisian hotel Issue 14

Chemical leak hospitalises 24 Issue 13

Highway chemical spill kills 28 Issue 12

Death toll rises to 59 in Shanxi coal mine blast Issue 11

Blazing tanker towed away Issue 10

Gas truck explosion Issue 09

Tanker explosion probe opens Issue 08

Dozens treated after suspected airport gas leak Issue 07

203 killed in coal mine explosion Issue 06

River dilutes danger of spill Issue 05

Barge carrying petroleum product explodes in Chicago Issue 04

Sunamgani gas field blow-out : Fire tamed, but severe damage feared Issue 03

Train wreck spreads chlorine cloud - 8 die Issue 02

Tsunami death toll nears 140,000 Issue 01