Tragedy struck in Bode-Saadu, headquarters of Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State on Monday night after a fuel-laden truck exploded, killing 20 people. The fire outbreak also destroyed houses, shops and cows worth millions of naira. It was gathered…
One worker was killed and another was missing after an accident at an offshore oil and gas platform in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan, Azeri state energy company SOCAR said on Thursday. "One person was killed in the accident. A…
Investigators in western New York say spontaneous combustion of animal feed started the fire that destroyed a large grain mill and storage facility operated by Minnesota-based Land O' Lakes. Fire crews from more than two dozen departments battled the fire…
The 335-Mbpd Isla refinery is located on an island. The cause for the explosion is unknown along with the true impact on the accident on the Curacao refinery’s daily operations. A gas-plant explosion at the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA’s…
Gunmen seized Libya's major El Sharara oilfield, looting equipment and shooting as frightened workers sought shelter, oil sources said on Wednesday, in another blow to the country's oil industry which has been subjected to protests and militia blockades. It was…
BEIJING (AP) — China's workplace safety agency said negligence among factory managers and government inspectors caused "extremely chaotic" work-safety conditions at a poultry plant where a deadly fire killed 120 workers this week. Safety exits were blocked at the Jilin…
BEIJING — Fire raged through a poultry plant in northeastern China on Monday, trapping workers inside a cluttered slaughterhouse and killing at least 119 people, reports and officials said.Several dozen people also were hurt in the blaze…
A hazardous chemical in a rail car was the source of an explosion on a derailed US train that sparked a fire, rattled homes and damaged buildings, train operator CSX Transportation has reported. A company spokesman said today officials weren’t…
