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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
Oil refinery blast leads to fire, 8 injured
India — Fire broke out inside the Guwahati Refinery complex following the burst of the slob oil tank number 56 of the Refinery’s tank firm … Continue reading
23 people taken to hospital after chemical spill at warehouse
UK — More than 20 people have been taken to hospital following a chemical spill at a warehouse. The incident happened at the two-storey Palletways … Continue reading
Storage facility fire continues to burn
USA — Demolition has begun at a self-storage facility in the Junction that went up in flames around 6:15 a.m. Monday. Crews have been working … Continue reading
Pump problem shuts nuclear reactor
USA — A nuclear reactor in New York City’s suburbs has been shut down to repair a pump that was leaking slightly radioactive water. Entergy … Continue reading
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Oil spill disaster as stranded container ship splits in two
Greek-owned Rena has been grounded since October Ship previously spilled oil that killed 20,000 seabirds New Zealand — A cargo ship grounded off the New … Continue reading
Freight Train Pile Up Sparks Tanker Blaze
USA — Three CSX freight trains collided and derailed on Friday in a rural area of northwestern Indiana, injuring two train crew and causing evacuations … Continue reading
Cause of oil tank explosion still unknown
USA — Investigation into what caused an oil-well storage tank to explode Friday near Gnadenhutten has been turned over to Ohio Department of Natural Resources … Continue reading
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