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Small gas leak at heart of compression station explosion

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Editor

USA — A small gas leak in a Susquehanna County natural gas compressor station triggered an evacuation alarm and automatic shut-down procedures minutes before a … Continue reading →

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Carbon dioxide leak sickens dozens of workers

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Editor
Carbon dioxide leak sickens dozens of workers

USA — The lights were back on at a Vallejo food processing plant Friday night as some employees returned to work following a carbon dioxide … Continue reading →

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Train derailment involved hazardous materials

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Editor
Train derailment involved hazardous materials

USA — Residents whose homes surround the wreckage of Tuesday’s train derailment will be allowed to re-enter their homes starting at 9 a.m. Thursday. Norfolk … Continue reading →

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Fire destroys power city station

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Editor

Kenya — Two fires broke out yesterday in Embakasi burning down more than a hundred houses and destroying Kenya Power equipment worth Sh50 million. The … Continue reading →

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Refinery leaks acid; no injuries

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Editor
Refinery leaks acid; no injuries

BP, city officials call leak minor No injuries reported to BP, city officials USA — Hydrofluoric acid (HF) leaked from an alkylation unit at BP … Continue reading →

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Refinery Fire

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Editor
Refinery Fire

Canada — Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on Monday said a fire on Sunday in a process unit at its oil refinery in Billings, Montana, has … Continue reading →

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Man hurt in plant incident

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Editor
Man hurt in plant incident

UK — A man has been taken to hospital with superficial burns after an incident at Tata Steel in Port Talbot. Fire crews from Mid … Continue reading →

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Fresh oil spills from container ship

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Editor
Fresh oil spills from container ship

New Zealand — An oil spill response team will spend the weekend looking for signs of oil that leaked from the wrecked container ship Rena … Continue reading →

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Power failure sets off refinery’s fire alarm

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Editor
Power failure sets off refinery

Singapore — Employees at Shell’s Pulau Bukom refinery on Monday got a scare when a power failure triggered a fire alarm. Flames and smoke were … Continue reading →

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Operations stopped after fresh oil leak

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Editor
Operations stopped after fresh oil leak

Brazil — Oil started leaking again from cracks on the ocean floor near an offshore Chevron well where at least 110,000 gallons (about 416,000 liters) … Continue reading →

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Refinery fire spews smoke around City

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Editor
Refinery fire spews smoke around City

USA — No one was injured when a fire broke out in a processing unit furnace at Delaware City Refinery on Friday afternoon, but the … Continue reading →

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State of Emergency Declared After Chemical Spill

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Editor
State of Emergency Declared After Chemical Spill

Russia — A state of emergency has been declared in Udmurtia following a chemical spill at a disused asphalt factory. Ildar Bikbulatov, deputy head of the regional administration, told journalists … Continue reading →

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Lightning Most Likely Caused Refinery Fire

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Editor
Lightning Most Likely Caused Refinery Fire

USA — The massive fire at MagRe Tech Refining Technologies in Bellevue on Tuesday morning was sparked by natural causes according to the Ohio State … Continue reading →

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Chemical explosion at factory injures 2

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Editor

USA — A Portland Fire spokesman says an explosion involving a chemical reactor at a silicon factory has injured two people. Portland Fire bureau spokesman … Continue reading →

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Refinery fire put out, no injury

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Editor
Refinery fire put out

The Netherlands — British oil major BP said on Monday there had been a fire at its Rotterdam refinery in the Netherlands earlier on Monday … Continue reading →

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