The death toll following a series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea on March 7 has risen to 98, the country’s health ministry has said. In a statement, the ministry said that of the 615 people injured,…
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released an investigation update on the December 2020 explosion at a chemical plant in Belle, West Virginia which killed one worker and injured three others. The blast occurred in an…
China - Explosion Leaves 19 Dead & 189 Injured After Tanker Truck Careers From Highway Into Factory Nineteen people died and more than 170 were injured in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang over the weekend after a truck carrying…
Fire has reportedly spread to homes near well that has been leaking ‘uncontrollably’ for two weeks A massive fire has broken out at an oil field in north-eastern India, after gas that had been leaking for two weeks ignited, sending plumes…
At least 120 JFRD personnel brought in to battle fire, chief says A massive fire is still burning aboard a cargo ship at Blount Island while several injured firefighters were reported to be in stable condition. The Jacksonville Fire and…
An oil well in the Indian state of Assam is still leaking gas “uncontrollably” after a blowout a week ago that it is feared has killed endangered river dolphins and birds and forced 2,500 people to evacuate their homes. For…
An explosion, followed by a fire, in the storage tank of a chemical factory in Dahej, in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, killed at least eight workers and injured at least 50 of them around noon Wednesday. According to the Bharuch District…
A huge fire at Tehran’s oil refinery has left a staff member killed and another worker injured, an Iranian official says. According to the head of the Public Relations Department of the refinery, the fire was caused by a gasoline…
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has appointed Dr. Katherine Lemos as its new Chairperson and CEO. Dr. Lemos takes over from Interim Executive Dr. Kristen Kulinowski. Dr. Lemos comes to the CSB after a long career in safety, having…
An explosion at a biodiesel factory near Hyderabad, India killed two workers on May 13. The incident took place at the Kandha biodiesel factory in Sangareddy district, around 70 miles (118km) west of Hyderabad. The blast occurred at around 11:00…
