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INCIDENT LOG

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

17/1/20 East Huntingdon, road tanker butane Three people were injured, one seriously, by explosion reportedly during maintenance work on LPG tanker at TribLive Pennsylvania, US Grammer Industries garage; resulting fire led to roof collapse, sparking second explosion; OSHA investigating

19/1/20 Barstow, California, US

20/1/20 Tamra, Israel trucks chemicals At least two people were killed when two semi-trucks collided on SB 15 Freeway; one truck was carrying hazardous chemicals, some of which spilled; pictures showed at least one vehicle on fire NBC News

road tanker gas Four people badly injured by explosion in road tanker, possibly delivering gas (LPG?) to ‘gas stop’ in northern YNet Israel;explosion caused damage to nearby buildings; police isolated scene News

23/1/20 Lima, Peru road tanker LPG

26/1/20 Um Kedada, road tanker fuel Sudan Transgas tanker with 10,000 litres LPG exploded in busy area of capital, reportedly when hose detached as it Manila went over speed bump; 8 killed in blast, more than 20 others died of burn injuries; several houses destroyed Standard

Two people were killed when fuel tanker exploded after colliding with truck in North Darfur region; no further details in local press reports Radio Dabanga

26/1/20 Charlotte, N Carolina, US road tanker fuel Tank truck overturned after being struck by another vehicle that ran a stop sign; major spill of unspecified AP fuel from tanker; road closed, people advised to avoid area; tanker driver injured in crash

1/2/20 Gwinnett county, road tanker gasoline, Tank truck with 8,500 gal (32.2 m³) fuel crashed into car that was stopped on I-85 after earlier accident; Georgia, US diesel tanker overturned, exploded; two killed; nearby businesses, other motorists evacuated from area AJC

4/2/20 Ajman, UAE road tanker — Three workers were injured by explosion during welding work on road tanker in auto repair shop in industrial The area; sparks from welding believed to have ignited gases in tank National

6/2/20 nr Guernsey, freight train crude oil 31 tank cars in 104-car CP oil train derailed, close to site of similar incident in December; at least 12 cars CTV Sask., Canada caught fire; government subsequently introduced speed restrictions; TSB investigating incident

6/2/20 Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria

7/2/20 Vadodara, Gujarat, India road tanker diesel Road tanker with 11,000 litres diesel caught fire, apparently after rear suspension collapsed at high speed; Vanguard fire crews attended promptly; no casualties reported

road tanker solvent Road tanker overturned at crossroads, causing 7,000 litres of 25,000-litre load to spill; driver absconded; Times of cargo described as ‘isobutyl benzene’; severe traffic disruption India

7/2/20 Los Angeles, road tanker fumigant Tank truck carrying 560 gal (2,120 litres) water and soil fumigant overturned in Hollywood Hills area after ABC California, US a collision, spilling some cargo; Mulholland Drive closed for cleanup; driver suffered minor injuries

8/2/20 Khanbela, Punjab, Pakistan road tanker acetic acid Road tanker with 34 tonnes acetic acid overturned on M-5, reportedly after steering locked; some leak of Dawn acid but spill was contained; stretch of motorway cordoned off while heavy equipment arrived to right tanker

13/2/20 Owerri, Imo, Nigeria

13/2/20 nr Draffin, Kentucky, US

14/2/20 nr Idanha, Oregon, US road tanker gasoline Road tanker exploded after hitting road barrier on Owerri-Aba expressway; driver killed, two others in cab Vanguard escaped with injuries; fire crews called in assistance from nearby airport to deal with blaze

freight train ethanol CSX train derailed in Pike county, following mudslide on track; some tank cars with ethanol fell into river, causing closure of water intakes downstream; two crew were cut off by fire and were rescued by boat WSAZ

road tanker gasoline, Space Age Fuel tank truck with 10,600 gal (40 m³) fuel crashed on Highway 22, spilling at least half its load Statesman diesel to North Santiam River; road closed for several days; hazmat crews removed rest of fuel from cargo tanks Journal

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

20/1/20 off Oostende, Life Passion iron ore Bulk carrier (37,330 dwt, 2018) with cargo of iron ore for Ghent, was kept at anchorage due to risk of Belgium explosion from hydrogen caused by self-heating; vessel had already suffered small explosion, one injured FleetMon

23/1/20 Arabian Sea Reem 5 —

26/1/20 Houston, Texas, US Clipper LPG Eirene Bitumen tanker (1,900 dwt, 1983) reported flooded engine room; crew abandoned ship; tanker drifted but FleetMon was later reported under control off Sharjah

Solvang’s LPG tanker newbuilding (21,300 m³, 2019) ran aground in cargo after straying off fairway leaving Houston; refloated the same day with tug assistance FleetMon

26/1/20 nr Luling, Louisiana, US Creppel sulphuric Tug pushing two barges loaded with sulphuric acid collided with another tug in Mississippi River; Creppel acid sank, other tug and one barge damaged, releasing acid vapour; 3 crew missing RSOE

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS (CONTINUED)

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

28/1/20 Martha’s Vineyard, Iver Massachusetts, US Prosperity petroleum Tanker (37,450 dwt, 2007) with cargo of petroleum products, collided with fishing boat Edna May 25 nm south of Martha’s Vineyard; some hull damage to tanker; USCG investigating collision Shipwreck Log

29/1/20 off Sharjah, Zoya 1 UAE

6/2/20 Split, Croatia Rinella M — Massive fire broke out on tanker (300,500 dwt, 1996) being prepared for final voyage for demolition after two Gulf News years in layup; around 56 people onboard at the time; four were killed in explosion, others injured

Product tanker (40,440 dwt, 2006), after discharge of cargo from Novorossiysk, broke moorings in high winds and grounded in harbour waters; divers surveyed hull; had to wait for better weather before refloating FleetMon

9/2/20 Port Said, Egypt

10/2/20 Fuzhou, Fujian, China Astro Perseus crude oil Tanker (159,100 dwt, 2003), in cargo, grounded at port entrance, presumably having strayed off fairway due FleetMon to engine failure; tanker was refloated next day, towed to deeper water for inspection

Gas Prodigy propylene Leak found in pump flange during preparations to offload 2,400 tonnes propylene from gas tanker (5,000 m³, Splash 2003); tanker was towed to outer anchorage for repair; cargo later offloaded to barge; still at anchor in March 247

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

14/1/20 Tarragona, Spain chemical ethylene One killed, eight injured by massive explosion at Iqoxe plant in Torreforta district; blast caused building to Euronews plant oxide collapse, threw debris onto nearby businesses; reported that maintenance workers were on site at the time

19/1/20 Abule Egba, pipeline petroleum At least five people were killed, many more injured, by two explosions on NNPC pipeline in Lagos suburbs; Energy Lagos, Nigeria products fuel thieves blamed for tapping into line; several houses destroyed; line back in service quickly Voice

24/1/20 Houston, Texas, US factory propylene Massive explosion, fire in Westbranch neighbourhood damaged nearby buildings, killed two workers; fire crews found leak in 2,000-gal propylene tank at Watson Grinding & Manufacturing factory Houston Chronicle

28/1/20 Lahore, Pakistan perfume gas 11 people killed in series of explosions as cylinders ignited, building caught fire in Ferozewala district; most Samaa

factory cylinders fatalities resulted from collapse of roof, including a family living above