TAIPEI— More than 500 people have been sent to hospitals in Taiwan with burns after a fire broke out at a water park party late Saturday. Authorities say the blaze started when powder intended for festive lighting was accidentally ignited…
A fire triggered by shelling at an oil refinery in Yemen’s restive port city of Aden risked getting out of control yesterday as firefighters struggled to extinguish the blaze. “The oil terminal has been in flames since Saturday. The firefighters…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters investigating a reported petroleum stench at a Central California beach last month didn't take long to realize a spill had taken place — oil was spreading across the sand and into the surf. Tracing the…
DuPont is continuing to contest all violations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in connection with last year's chemical leak that killed four workers at the La Porte plant, records show. OSHA proposed $99,000 in penalties against the…
A oil tanker accident yesterday resulted in the death of six people in Zuru local government area of Kebbi State. The accident also resulted in the destruction of six households as well as some vehicles parked close to the house…
China has established a national compensation fund for oil spills caused by ships. "This marks a new milestone for China's compensation mechanism for ship-caused oil pollution and will better safeguard the interests of the victims of accidents," said He Jianzong,…
There have been further improvements in the management of major safety hazards offshore, according to Oil & Gas UK’s Health & Safety 2015 Report published on July 1. Based on incidents reported to the Health and Safety Executive for April 2014…
An oil tanker collided with a cruise ship off the Gallipoli coast in the Dardanelles Strait late Friday. Fortunately, no one was harmed in the incident; however, oil spillage was reported from the tanker. Louis Cristal, a cruise ship registered…
Three people, including two firefighters, have been injured at Alinta Energy's Northern Power Station outside Port Augusta, South Australia, after an explosion . The Country Fire Service and Metropolitan Fire Service were called to the power station about 11am where…
Canadian prosecutors on Monday levied criminal charges against a now-defunct railroad company and six former employees over a 2013 explosion that killed 47 people in Quebec. Investigators previously determined that rail operators didn't sufficiently apply brakes to a train carrying…
