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INCIDENT LOG

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

31/10/21 Karnal, Haryana, India road tanker fuel Fuel tanker with load from Panipat refinery collided head-on with truck on Assandh-Jind road near Gangatehri; Hindustan tanker driver was trapped and died in ensuing fire; three other people injured in crash; police investigating Times

31/10/21 Enagi, Niger, Nigeria

31/10/21 Durban, KSN, South Africa road tanker diesel Road tanker with diesel collided head-on with cement truck; at least two people killed in crash; fire from Nigerian burning diesel spread to several other vehicles, nearby shops Tribune

road tanker gasoline Fire broke out in road tanker parked in Clairwood industrial area, cause unknown; burning gasoline flowed Sowetan into nearby river, sparked explosion, fire on Transnet pipeline; at least two people killed Live

2/11/21 nr Divide, road tanker sodium Tank truck with sodium cyanide cargo rolled over on Highway 67 near Mueller State Park, cause unknown; The Colorado, US cyanide no leak of cargo discovered but highway was closed indefinitely as a precaution during response Gazette

3/11/21 Manchester, road tanker gasoline Tank truck with 8,700 gal (33 m3) gasoline caught fire on Route 37 after hitting car disabled after striking a Asbury New Jersey, US deer in the road; tanker swerved, struck concrete divider; no serious injuries; road closed in both directions Pk Press

5/11/21 Freetown, road tanker fuel Sierra Leone At least 130 people were killed, many more injured by explosion after leak of fuel from tanker that collided CNN with truck while turning into filling station; many of those killed had been collecting fuel spilling from tanker

6/11/21 nr Hurn, Hampshire, UK van fireworks Van carrying fireworks for display at Matchams race track caught fire after some lit fireworks fell onto it; Daily spectators fled as fireworks rained down on them, criticising organisers for lax safety Echo

8/11/21 Edati, Niger, Nigeria road tanker fuel Four vehicles were involved in collision on Kutigi-Mokwa road after one, an overloaded bus speeding to a NAN market, collided with a truck, possibly tanker; fire broke out, killing nine people, injuring 11 more

8/11/21 Sagamu, road tanker LPG Ogun, Nigeria Fire broke out in LPG tanker on Lagos-Ibadan highway, cause unknown; tanker then exploded; three people The in cab were injured; police put diversion in place to prevent further accidents during response Eagle

10/11/21 Barmer, Rajasthan, India road tanker sulphuric At least 12 people died, others injured when fire broke out after collision between tanker and bus on Barmer- India TV acid Jodhpur highway; cause of accident not clear; bus said to be carrying 25 at the time News

11/11/21 Ode-Aye, bus Ondo, Nigeria ethanol Two buses collided due to reckless overtaking; one bus was carrying large amount of ethanol, which caught Vanguard fire; six people on the bus were burned to death, several others badly injured and were rushed to hospital

15/11/21 nr Del Rio, road tanker jet fuel Train clipped rear of Outlaw Transportation tank truck with jet fuel for Laughlin AFB, causing leak and major The 830 Texas, US fire; truck driver suffered minor injury; base’s fire crews helped with response Times

18/11/21 Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria road tanker gasoline Fire broke out in engine of tanker; driver jumped out while vehicle was still moving; tanker crashed, spilling Premium gasoline to road before exploding; two passing cars burned; several people injured in fire but no fatalities Times

24/11/21 Bahawalpur, road tanker oil Punjab, Pakistan Road tanker with 50,000 litres unspecified oil caught fire after tyre burst due to speeding on Khanqah bypass; Urdu Point tanker was heading from Karachi to Sheikhopura; fire crews attended, police closed road; no injuries reported

28/11/21 Sorek, Israel truck hazardous Truck carrying unspecified hazardous materials overturned after accident at Sorek interchange; driver was Jerusalem materials trapped in cab, freed after two hours; vehicle’s load said to have been pumped off, suggesting it was liquid Post

29/11/21 Lafenwa, road tanker gasoline Road tanker overturned on poor road surface, spilling gasoline cargo; subsequent explosion blamed on Punch Ogun, Nigeria ‘hoodlums’ who had collected spilling fuel, looted nearby shops, attacked responders; two people killed

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

22/10/21 off Vancouver Island,Zim flammable Containership lost 40 containers in heavy swells in Straits of Juan de Fuca, anchored off Victoria; fire broke Maritime BC, Canada Kingston corrosive out next day in two damaged boxes on board containing potassium amylxanthanate; fire spread to other boxes Executive

25/10/21 off Isle of Wight, Chem Alya unknown Product/chemical tanker (17,000 dwt, 2009), leaving Fawley for Alexandria, veered off fairway and grounded; FleetMon UK presumably in cargo but no damage reported

27/10/21 Durban, KZN, South Africa NS Qingdao chemicals Bulk carrier, discharging unspecified bulk chemical cargo in rainy weather, had to be removed from berth due FleetMon to toxic fumes; vessel sailed around cape for St Helena Bay, where cargo was neutralised, offloaded

8/11/21 Brunsbüttel, Mostraum unknown Product tanker (10,500 dwt, 2019) en route Kokkola struck dolphin on approach to Kiel Canal, was holed FleetMon SH, Germany above waterline in way of port cofferdam; berthed in Brunsbüttel for repair; not clear if it was in cargo at time

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

22/10/21 Ryazan, Russia gunpowder gunpowder Seven people killed, nine missing and presumed dead after explosion at Elastik factory; massive response to AP factory resulting fi re; offi cials suspect violation of safety procedures or short circuit as cause of blast

29/10/21 North Nazimabad, fi lling gasoline Four people were killed, six injured by explosion in electric room of ‘petrol pump’, possibly due to leak from SAMAA Sindh, Pakistan station gas cylinder or ignition of fugitive gasoline fumes; bomb squad also investigating

31/10/21 Puebla,

pipeline natural gas Series of explosions, possibly resulting from illegal tap on gas line, killed one, injured 11, damaged dozens of AP Puebla, Mexico homes and caused evacuation of some 2,000 people; fi res were later put out by heavy rain

5/11/21 Abuja,

market kerosene Explosion in tank with kerosene (possibly adulterated) at Kubwa Village Market killed fi ve, injured scores; The FCT, Nigeria spark from transformer thought to have ignited vapours; authorities planning crackdown on illegal operators Eagle

7/11/21 El Carmen, house fi reworks Five people were killed by explosion in home being used as an informal (and illegal) workshop for making AFP El Salvador fi reworks; those killed lived in the property; such incidents are not uncommon at this time of year

8/11/21 Point Lisas, printing supply solvents Fire broke out at Gemini Inks in eTecK industrial park, possibly in store with chemical solvents; fi re crews Petroleum Trinidad company managed to prevent blaze from spreading to other solvent tanks, chemical plants and units using natural gas World

10/11/21 nr Karaj, LPG fi lling LPG Series of explosions at unauthorised LPG cylinder fi lling plant west of Tehran; fi re crews brought blaze Xinhua Alborz, Iran workshop under control in half an hour, removed 60 cylinders outside to cool them; cause not known

13/11/21 Cilacap, oil refi nery gasoline Fire broke out in gasoline storage tank at Pertamina refi nery; cause not known; nearby residents evacuated; AP C Java, Indonesia Pertamina crews battled fi re; no casualties reported

13/11/21 Kruger Nat’l Park, fi lling fuel Lightning strike sparked fi re at fi lling station at Lower Sabie, which was destroyed; fi re was contained on the The South South Africa station site; visitors advised to get fuel at other sites on or off the Kruger National Park African

18/11/21 Coniston, industrial container Explosion blew hole in shipping container at industrial park in Greater Sudbury; not clear what exactly Ontario, Canada park happened but residents reported strong smell of chlorine after the explosion; no threat to the public CBC

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