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INCIDENT LOG

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

18/5/20 East Aurora, freight train LPG, 17 cars of 98-car Genesee & Wyoming train derailed near Main Street; two derailed cars were loaded but WKBW New York, US crude oil operator reluctant to provide details; known that some cars were tanks with crude oil, propane, butane

27/5/20 Takoradi, Ghana road tanker diesel Ghana Railway loco crashed into GOIL fuel tanker at level crossing near container terminal, causing large Modern spill of diesel; tanker driver arrested but said vehicle stalled; locals rushed to collect fuel; fire crews intervened Ghana

27/5/20 Pune, Maharashtra, India tank container acetic Leak of acetic acid from tank container after accident; locals reported eye irritation, breathing problems; The Indian acid responders neutralised spill with ammonium bicarbonate; remaining acid transferred to another tank Express

28/5/20 Mwakamogho, road tanker gasoline Road tanker with 42,000 litres from Tanzania to Lilongwe had tyre fire that spread to tanker; driver escaped; Malawi Karonga, Malawi fire caused locals to stay clear of accident NA

5/6/20 Mineral county, truck Montana, US trimethyl- Semi-truck with three trailers overturned on ramp off I-90 near Superior, spilling load of 2-gallon containers KPAX benzene of herbicide; driver unhurt; ramp closed for cleanup; operator investigating if load was properly secured

6/6/20 Screven, Georgia, US freight train hydrogen Seven cars of 200-plus car CSX train derailed at Highway 84 crossing; two cars had hydrogen peroxide, of WTOC peroxide which some 11,000 gal (42 m³) spilled; water used to dilute spill; EPA on site to ensure proper cleanup

6/6/20 Indianapolis, road tanker diesel Brown’s Oil Services tank truck with 3,000 gal (11.4 m³) diesel caught fire on I-465; some fuel spilled to IndyStar Indiana, US creek; driver unhurt but one firefighter suffered minor injury; road closed for several hours

10/6/20 Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India road tanker diesel Four workers were injured when diesel tanker exploded during cutting at scrap yard of steel plant; police Times of said some fuel may have been left in tanker and ignited when gas cutter was used India

13/6/20 Taizhou, Zhejiang, China road tanker LPG At least 19 people killed, more than 170 injured when LPG tanker exploded at highway exit, crashed into Xinhua nearby workshop; fire engulfed other cars, debris destroyed buildings; operator had poor safety record

13/6/20 Rock Springs, freight train ethanol 26 cars of UP train derailed near Rock Springs; 10 cars had ethanol, which led to major fire, explosion; CBS4 Wyoming, US two people suffered injuries; FRA on site and opened investigation into cause of derailment

13/6/20 Wynnewood, freight train sodium Freight train derailed, two cars leaking sodium hydrosulphide; nearby residents evacuated; cause of News9 Oklahoma, US hydrosulphide derailment under investigation

21/6/20 Debert, Nova Scotia, Canada truck gas

Truck carrying more than 1,000 propane cylinders caught fire; responders arrived to find cylinders flying in CBC cylinders all directions; crews had to keep away until fire cooled; fire started in brakes; blaze spread to nearby woods

21/6/20 Kara, Lagos, Nigeria road tankers gasoline Two road tankers collided on Kara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, causing fire, explosion; fire spread Business to another tanker, other vehicles; at least four killed; reckless driving by one driver blamed Day

28/6/20 Toba Tek Singh, road tanker gasoline Road tanker from Karachi overturned on Lahore-Abdul Hakim section of M-3; cause unclear; both drivers The Int’l Punjab, Pakistan badly hurt, one died of injuries; road closed, area sealed off to avoid risk of fire News

6/7/20 nr Pueblo Vieja, road tanker gasoline At least 11 people were killed, more than 50 injured by explosion in road tanker that had overturned after Noticias Magdalena, Colombia swerving to avoid caiman in road; locals rushed to loot gasoline with police unable to control the crowd RCN

6/7/20 Betong, Sarawak, Malaysia road tanker oxygen Road tanker with liquid oxygen collided with gravel truck on Pan Borneo Highway; valve on tanker leaked; The Star responders allowed cargo to vent; both drivers unhurt; investigation underway

11/7/20 Bloomfield township, road tanker gasoline Tank truck overturned on off-ramp from I-75; fire broke out, consuming almost all of 13,500-gal (51 m³) Detroit Michigan, US load; ramp closed indefinitely for repairs; driver suffered minor injuries Free Press

13/7/20 Colbert county, road tanker asphalt Tank truck with 6,300 gal (24 m³) asphalt from Pelham to Tuscumbia was involved in crash; driver rescued WAAY Alabama, US from cab with injuries; some 500 gal asphalt spilt to road; other traffic diverted during cleanup

14/7/20 Haifa, Israel road tanker LPG Road tanker with 20 tonnes LPG was in collision with car, sparking fire; both drivers escaped; fire crews Jerusalem managed to prevent explosion, using newly delivered fire truck with high-pressure water cannon Post

14/7/20 Routt county, road tanker methanol Tank truck overturned on Highway 40 near Rabbit Ears Pass, spilling methanol cargo; westbound lanes 9News Colorado, US closed, local evacuation ordered

27/7/20 East Brunswick, truck New Jersey, US flammable Fire broke out in box truck with unidentified flammable liquids in parking lot of Porcelanosa store; fire Daily liquids damaged utility poles, power lines; dense black smoke over area; leaking fuel contained Voice

29/7/20 Tempe, Arizona, US freight train cyclo- UP freight train derailed on bridge over Tempe Town Lake; three tank cars, two with cyclohexanone, fell off Fox10 hexanone bridge, at least one leaking product; not thought that lake was impacted by spill; bridge badly damaged

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

30/6/20 Rodman, Panama Sea Lion fuel oil Bunker barge reported to have spilled unconfirmed quantity of fuel oil at port of Rodman, at Pacific entrance Ship & to Panama Canal; no official confirmation of spill from authorities Bunker

3/7/20 Iloilo City, Panay, Philippines barge bunker fuel Explosion on power generation barge caused spill of some 40,000 litres bunker fuel; sheen reached shore; Maritime locals evacuated; Coast Guard believed hot work with acetylene torch caused explosion Executive

4/7/20 Rotterdam, Dimitris S scrap Fire broke out in cargo hold of bulker moored at Waalhaven; vessel had arrived from Dordrecht with cargo FleetMon Netherlands of scrap, which is thought to have self-ignited; one crewman hospitalised after smoke inhalation

19/7/20 Barranquilla, Nordic — Colombia Wolverine Tanker (16,000 dwt, 2006), arriving from Cartagena, possibly in cargo, grounded on rocky bottom at entrance FleetMon to Barranquilla; no leak reported; vessel anchored for inspection; possible that repairs will be needed

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

27/5/20 Baghjan, Assam, India gas well natural gas Two firefighters were killed during response to major fire after blowout at gas well; nearly 2,000 people Hindustan living nearby were moved to relief camp; fire fed by gas and condensate burned for several days Times

29/5/20 Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk, Russia power plant diesel At least 20,000 tonnes diesel leaked from Nornickel plant in Arctic Russia after storage tank collapsed; leak RSOE ran into Ambarnaya River; state of emergency declared; operator criticised for slow report of spill

1/6/20 Baton Rouge, chemical sulphuric ExxonMobil plant experienced release of sulphuric acid, cause not specified; release was contained on-site The Louisiana, US plant acid with no reported off-site impact; some employees reported possible effects of exposure Advocate

9/6/20 Faisalabad, oil depot fuel Punjab, Pakistan At least four workers were killed when major fire broke out at unlicensed oil depot; authorities were unaware NIE of the site, which lacked all safety measures; site owner absconded

14/6/20 Abbotsford, pipeline crude oil Up to 1,200 bbl light crude oil spilled from TransMountain Pipeline at Sumas pump station; spill was CBC BC, Canada confined to property with no impact on waterways; authorities “deeply concerned” at the incident

22/6/20 Okinawa, Japan air base hazmat Severe fire broke out in “hazardous materials facility” in Kadena Air Base, occupied by USAF; several reports Stars & of chlorine causing inhalation problems but no official explanation of nature of materials at the facility Stripes

28/6/20 Ghaziabad, chemical chemicals Fire broke out, possibly due to short-circuit, at chemical factory in Pandav Nagar area; fire engulfed entire Hindustan UP, India plant factory, threatened nearby residential area as flames were fed by unspecified chemicals in drums Times

29/6/20 Visakhapatnam, pharmaceutical benzene Two people killed, four injured by leak of benzene gas at Sainor Life Sciences plant in Parawada; leak during The AP, India plant pumping of benzene into reactor; authorities closed plant Hindu

30/6/20 Tehran, Iran clinic gas Leak from medical gas tanks at clinic in northern Tehran caused explosion that killed 19 people; fire crews AP rescued another 20; fears of further blasts as fire threatened other tanks

30/6/20 Gloucester City, asphalt plant asphalt Fire broke out in storage tank at Blue Knight Energy asphalt mixing plant, caused tank to explode; some Fox29 New Jersey, US damage to tank roof but no report of spill of asphalt; nearby homes briefly evacuated; cause under investigation

2/7/20 Cape Town, oil refinery oil W Cape, S Africa Two killed, six injured by explosion at Astron Energy refinery during startup after maintenance; significant SAPS damage to plant; all production stopped, fire out within a few hours; investigation underway

3/7/20 Hendek, fireworks fireworks At least six people died after massive explosion at fireworks factory in north-west of country; locals reported AP Sakarya, Turkey factory that the plant had suffered previous blasts; cause not immediately known

4/7/20 Mahshahr, petrochemical chlorine At least 70 workers at Karun petrochemical plant were sickened by a release of chlorine; most were released AP Khuzestan, Iran plant after medical treatment; no explanation of incident or further details available

12/7/20 Mahshahr, petrochemical oil Khuzestan, Iran plant Widespread fire damage at Shahid Tondgooyan petrochemical plant after leak of hot oil; operator said extreme Al heat in July makes such incidents more likely; latest in a series of mysterious incidents in Iran Arabiya

12/7/20 Dudinka, Krasnoyarsk, Russia pipeline aviation Some 45 tonnes aviation fuel leaked from Norilsktransgaz pipeline due to depressurisation; line owned by Reuters fuel Nornickel, already being criticised after diesel leak (see above); fuel pumping suspended, cleanup underway

14/7/20 Cairo, Egypt pipeline crude oil Oil leaking from Shuqair-Mostorod pipeline alongside busy road was ignited by passing vehicles; locals said Reuters some cars were gutted by fire after being abandoned, some people were injured; cause of leak not known