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Six confirmed dead in grain factory blast as the bodies of the three missing workers are found

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Editor

Adds to the three employees already confirmed dead USA — The bodies of the final three victims of a grain elevator blast that killed six … Continue reading →

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Oil rig blowout blaze to last for days

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Editor

Special crew helping put out Milam County fire USA — A specialized crew out of Houston is in Milam County trying to put out an … Continue reading →

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One killed, 4 injured in explosion at Refinery

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Editor

India — A worker was killed and four suffered severe burns when an explosion ripped through a crude oil storage tank of Phase III of … Continue reading →

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Explosion and fire at refinery injures 10 contract workers

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Editor

Canada — A massive explosion at the Consumers’ Co-operative Refineries Limited in Regina sent eight people to hospital Thursday afternoon. In total, 10 people were … Continue reading →

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Chemical mixing sparks massive plant fire

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Editor

USA — A fire sparked as workers mixed chemicals at a plant south of Dallas shot massive plumes of black smoke and bright orange flames … Continue reading →

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‘Erratic’ fire tough to put out

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Editor

Singapore — Royal Dutch Shell Plc finally put out a blaze at its massive Singapore refinery after firefighters struggled to contain it for a day … Continue reading →

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Pit of despair – Bodies of the four trapped miners found one by one in flooded tunnels

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Editor

One miner was trying to escape, second found where he had been working Remaining two miners found 33 hours after the collapse Chief constable ‘this … Continue reading →

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Explosion at nuclear waste plant

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Editor

France — One worker reported dead in blast at Marcoule nuclear waste processing site in southern France. An explosion at a French nuclear waste processing … Continue reading →

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Fire at oil refinery raises tensions

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Editor

China — A major Chinese petrochemical hub in the northwestern city of Dalian suffered its fifth major safety incident in just over a year on … Continue reading →

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Firefighters Try Bold Step to End Rail Fire

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Editor

USA — Firefighters had spent most of Wednesday preparing for a bold attempt to drain a burning propane rail tanker to head off a catastrophic … Continue reading →

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Oil giant locates secondary oil leak

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Editor

UK — Shell said today it is working to stop a secondary flow of oil spilling into the North Sea from beneath an offshore platform. … Continue reading →

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Toxic spill averted as tropical storm nears plant

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Editor

Toxic spill averted as tropical storm nears China

China — China said Monday it had temporarily averted a toxic chemical spill at a plant on its northeast coast, but remained on alert as … Continue reading →

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32 dead in mine accidents

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Editor

Ukraine – Rescuer workers in Ukraine recovered more bodies Saturday as the death toll from two separate mining accidents in the country’s notoriously perilous coal pits … Continue reading →

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Fire spews toxic smoke

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Editor

USA — Southeast Edmonton residents told to stay inside as pharmaceutical plant blaze erupts. An air quality advisory was lifted Tuesday evening following a fire … Continue reading →

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China — Officials, company announce that no environmental damage detected China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country’s largest oil and natural gas producer and supplier, said … Continue reading →