Chemical tanker explodes in Nanjing, two missing A chemical tanker exploded at the anchorage area near a petrochemical terminal operated by Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical in Nanjing yesterday. According to local media reporting, the explosion happened during maintenance work on chemical…
China's mines have long been the world's deadliest, but safety improvements have reduced the number of deaths in recent years BEIJING—A coal mine flooded in northern China on April 25, leaving 11 miners missing, state media reported. The accident happened…
Some 21 Adani Power workers sustained burn injuries after a boiler pipe burst at the thermal power plant at Mundra in the Kutch district of Gujarat on April 20. 13 workers suffered serious injuries, out of which at least eight…
A Russian oil tanker caught fire in the Caspian Sea on Saturday killing one crew member. Here’s some more video from the Ministry of Emergency Situations: https://youtu.be/maTg9hpz2Z4 The Ministry of Emergency Situations in Azerbaijan confirmed the incident aboard the Russian-flagged…
USA - No Injuries Reported in Refinery Fire HOUSTON (AP) — A fire at a Houston-area refinery has been extinguished after it sent a large cloud of dark smoke over a wide area of southeast Houston. Houston Fire Department Senior…
Explosion, Fire Controlled at Pennsylvania Petroleum Plant PETROLIA, Pa. (AP) — A fire at a western Pennsylvania petroleum processing plant is under control, though 911 dispatchers say there's a report of one injury. Officials at the Sonneborn Corp. plant in…
Two dead, one injured by Texas pipeline pressure release Two contractors were killed on Tuesday and another was injured after a pressure release accident at a South Texas pipeline. According to the AP, the two workers were killed after a high-pressure release during…
One Dead After Fuel Tank Fire In Samoa One person is dead as a major fire continues to burn in Samoa's capital Apia The Samoa Observer reported the man was killed while carrying out maintenance work at an oil tank…
Chemical Safety Board Releases New Safety Video, Detailing Report Findings and Recommendations on 2013 Fatal West Fertilizer Company Explosion and Fire Washington, DC – Today the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a safety video into the fatal April 17,…
