Three people, including two firefighters, have been injured at Alinta Energy's Northern Power Station outside Port Augusta, South Australia, after an explosion on the morning of June 7. The Country Fire Service and Metropolitan Fire Service were called to the…
PITTSBURGH — Chevron Appalachia LLC has agreed to pay a nearly $940,000 fine levied by the state Department of Environmental Protection over a natural gas well explosion and fire that killed a contractor. Last month, Chevron agreed to pay $5…
BORGER, Texas (AP) — Ten people were taken to hospitals after an ammonia gas leak at a chemical plant in the Texas Panhandle. The incident happened about 4:15 p.m. Thursday at the Agrium Inc. plant in Borger, about 40 miles northeast of…
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters, emergency workers and officials from Plains All American Pipeline had gathered last week at a fire station preparing to train for the worst — an oil spill — when a 911 call came in…
CALGARY, Alberta, - An out-of-control wildfire, burning near two major oil sands projects in the key crude-producing region of northern Alberta, grew in size on Friday, although firefighters were hopeful cold weather moving into the region would help tackle the…
BEIJING — A court in eastern China fined a manufacturer of weed killer 75 million yuan ($12 million) and imprisoned employees of the company and its contractors for discharging wastewater that severely polluted streams. The fine levied by the Longyou…
The toll from a tanker explosion in the southeastern Nigerian city of Onitsha in Anambra state has risen to 85 as of Monday night, authorities said on Tuesday. Peter Katchy, the state vice-chairman of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, told…
INTERSCHUTZ 2015 (8–13 June): High-tech show and get-together: biggest INTERSCHUTZ of all time to be a pace-setting event for the fire potection/prevention and rescue sectors – Unparalleled array of topics featured under four main headers: Fire Prevention, Disaster Relief, Rescue…
MINSK, 1 June (BelTA) - Belarus, Norway, Finland and Sweden intend to sign a memorandum of understanding between the radiation and nuclear safety authorities. This matter was discussed by representatives of the radiation and nuclear safety authorities of Norway, Sweden…
At least three people were injured on Wednesday when a tornado hit a natural gas drilling rig in northern Texas, the Hemphill County sheriff and a hospital official said. One victim sustained minor injuries, the second had non-life-threatening injuries to…
