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INCIDENT LOG

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

30/8/18 Obio-Akpor, road tanker gasoline Speeding tanker lost control, ran into garden and exploded, sparking fire and explosion in generator; nearby The Rivers, Nigeria homes, shops and church razed in fire; third such incident on same stretch of road Guardian

31/8/18 Belton, Texas, US

5/9/18 Charlotte, N Carolina, US truck aerosols Driver noticed fire in rear trailer on I-35, pulled over and detached trailer; fire reached load of Axe body CNN spray, which exploded; severe traffic disruption but no injuries; road surface badly damaged

road tanker gasoline Tank truck overturned at I-485 junction, spilling 7,500 gal (28.4 m3) gasoline into tributary of Long Creek; WJZY downstream fish kill; fire crews established dams to prevent spill spreading further; water being monitored

5/9/18 Thompson, road tanker tar N Dakota, US Tank truck carrying hot tar rolled into ditch; tank ruptured, spilling tar into cab; driver suffered 95% burns, AP died three days later in hospital; cause of accident unknown

10/9/18 Lafia, Nasarawa, Nigeria truck LPG Explosion, reportedly during refilling of gas cylinders on truck at gas filling station, killed at least 35 people, EWN injured more than 100; nearby traders had alerted fire crews to gas leak before blast

10/9/18 St Joseph county, road tanker gasoline Tank truck driver felt tyre blow, found tyre on fire and could not extinguish it; fire spread to tank with WNDU Indiana, US gasoline; heat damage to nearby homes; road could not be repaired as asphalt plants closed for Labor Day

12/9/18 Erode, Tamil Nadu, India truck fireworks Truckload of fireworks exploded as they were being unloaded, killing three workers, injuring five more; Times of nine houses damaged; fireworks industry requested inquiry, suspecting illegal fireworks were involved India

12/9/18 Siburan, Sarawak, Malaysia road tanker gasoline Road tanker with 16,000 litres gasoline hit barrier on Pan Borneo Highway, overturned; tanker did not leak; The Star highway closed while fuel was transferred to other tankers; driver injured (KL)

14/9/18 Kottayam, Kerala, India freight train fuel Oil train, cargo unspecified, caught fire at Muttambalam; initial reports suggested tanks were badly filled Manorama and spark from overhead power line ignited spilt fuel Online

15/9/18 nr Ponton, freight train fuels One crewman killed, one badly hurt when train derailed on line from Winnipeg to Gillam; diesel leaked from Toronto Manitoba, Canada loco to Metishto River; tank cars with gasoline, LPGs did not leak; service to remote towns suspended Star

15/9/18 Iju-Atan-Ilogbo, road tanker gasoline Road tanker with 33,000 litres gasoline overturned on Iwoye-Ilogbo Road; authorities quickly on hand to Punch Ogun, Nigeria keep residents clear of spilling fuel; cargo transferred to another tanker

17/9/18 nr Kashan, road tanker fuel Isfahan, Iran Tanker carrying unspecified fuel crashed into bus on motorway between Kashan and Natanz; crash led to AFP fireball that engulfed both vehicles, killing 19 passengers

17/9/18 nr Habarana, freight train oil Sri Lanka Oil train derailed after hitting elephants crossing the track; three elephants killed; several tank cars leaked AFP fuel; press photos showed orderly line of locals with pails waiting to collect spillage

18/9/18 Ilminster, Somerset, UK truck hydrochloric Truck spilled 25 litres acid at service station after container broke when driver braked hard; A358 closed to Somerset acid allow fire crews to clean up spill from road Live

20/9/18 Maje, Niger, Nigeria road tanker fuel Road tanker rolled over as driver tried to pull away after being parked on a hill; spilling fuel ignited, spreading Punch fire to shops, 40 of which were destroyed but no injuries reported; locals had complained about illegal parking

21/9/18 Malappuram, road tanker LPG IOC LPG tanker overturned on NH 66 near Calicut University; some leak of gas from tanker; power supplies The Kerala, India to area cut off; fire crews played water on tanker to prevent explosion; nearby homes evacuated Hindu

21/9/18 Cherokee county, truck Georgia, US

22/9/18 nr Trail, BC, Canada truck peroxide Leak of organic peroxide during delivery of six 300-gal containers at Pilgrim’s Pride chicken processing plant AJC by FedEx truck; plant evacuated; I-575 closed temporarily; four hospitalised with breathing difficulties

sulphuric Small leak of acid from Trimac truck during delivery from Teck Resources to IRM; portion of Highway 22 Global acid closed while responders checked vehicle over; third leak of acid this year on same route News

27/9/18 Pocatello, Idaho, US road tanker sulphuric Concentrated sulphuric acid spilled over several streets in Bannock county, presumably from leaking tanker East Idaho acid or container; up to 65 gal (250 litres) thought to have been lost News

30/9/18 Lincoln county, road tanker ethanol Tank truck with 8,000 gal (30 m³) ethanol overturned on Highway 61; no report of leak but highway had KSDK Missouri, US to be closed for several hours for response; driver injured in crash; cause unknown

1/10/18 Edmonton, road tanker asphalt Double tanker rolled off Anthony Henday Drive, spilling hot asphalt beside road; some product reached CBC Alberta, Canada storm drain; front tank ruptured, losing most of its load

2/10/18 Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria road tanker gasoline Laden tanker overturned on Lagos-Badagry expressway, reportedly due to bad road repair; tanker exploded, Vanguard spreading fire to several other vehicles; unknown number of fatalities

3/10/18 Ondo, Ondo, Nigeria road tanker gasoline Road tanker swerved to avoid car on Akure-Owo expressway, overturned; spilling gasoline ignited, spreading This fire near filling station; five people thought to have died in vehicles Day

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

29/8/18 nr Port Arthur, Savage diesel Some 50 m³ marine diesel spilled to dock waters after unspecified accident involving two vessels; USCG PA News Texas, US Pathfinder attended to investigate, contain spill; booms deployed

1/9/18 off Måløy, Nordfjord, Norway Key Fighter rapeseed Product tanker called for medical assistance after two crewmen collapsed while working in cargo tank; one FleetMon oil died later in hospital; thought that they had been exposed to hydrogen sulphide

8/9/18 Muthurajawela, — Sri Lanka furnace oil Some 25 t furnace oil spilled to water due to leak in dock line at CPC terminal; oil spread along the coast, Adaderana fouling beaches; long-term environmental damage feared

12/9/18 River Don, Kapitan fuel oil Product tanker (5,630 dwt, 1987), with 4,300 t bunker fuel from Tayanka to Kavkaz ran aground while FleetMon Russia Permyakov anchoring; tanker still aground two days later; no damage to vessel and no leak reported

28/9/18 Vistabella River, — Trinidad oil Unspecified quantity of oil (crude?) spilled from Petrotrin’s Mossetville Manifold high-pressure pipeline to Newsday river; crews quickly contained spill, recovered oil, but locals complained of pungent stench

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

3/9/18 Somerset West, munitions ammunition Eight people killed by explosion in Rheinmetall Denel munitions plant; several others injured; other staff IOL W Cape, South Africa plant evacuated; cause of blast under investigation

3/9/18 Radushne, water treatment chlorine Major leak of chlorine at water utility when valve broke during maintenance work; locals complained of lack UNIAN Kryviy Rih, Ukraine plant of information, though winds blew cloud away from village; fire crews applied water curtain

6/9/18 Duliajan, Assam, India oil wells crude oil Fire broke out in two Oil India Ltd wells, reportedly after thieves tried to steal condensate; OIL criticised for Northeast lack of security, despite several similar incidents; no injuries reported Now

6/9/18 Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan resin plant paradichloro- Storage tank at DIC EP Kashima plant exploded during welding work; one person was blown off the top of the Ibaraki benzene tank and died, another was injured; tank had some 110 t DCB News

7/9/18 Vohburg, Bayern, Germany

7/9/18 Decatur, Indiana, US oil refinery unknown At least 10 people were injured by major explosion at Bayernoil refinery that caused severe damage to plant; DW local reports said there were several smaller blasts in the aftermath; more than 1,800 locals evacuated

pipeline jet fuel More than 8,000 gal (30 m³) jet fuel leaked from Buckeye pipeline to St Marys River; booms deployed; Journal nearby roads closed; line shut in pending repairs Gazette

8/9/18 Melbourne, airport amyl Leak of liquid at cargo facility at Melbourne Airport identified as amyl butyrate propanethiol; thought that Herald Victoria, Australia butyrate at least one of four containers in package leaked; MFB transferred product to salvage drums Sun

10/9/18 Center township, pipeline natural gas Explosion, fire on Energy Transfer’s 24-inch gas gathering line destroyed two houses, caused widespread WPXI Pennsylvania, US evacuations; line automatically shut down; line was opened a week earlier and was not in full service

12/9/18 Bijnor, UP, India petrochemical methane Six people killed, eight badly injured by explosion in ‘liquid methane’ tank feeding boiler at private plant; Hindustan plant police said workers had reported gas leak two days earlier; owner ordered leak to be welded while tank was full Times

13/9/18 Lawrence, pipeline natural gas Dozens of fires broke out in three communities north of Boston due to leaking gas; one killed, others injured; AP Massachusetts, US later emerged that line was severely overpressurised; mass evacuations; at least 80 homes destroyed

13/9/18 Petersburg, post office mercury Post office was closed for several days after packaged leaked mercury; USPS took air samples before opening Postal Alaska, US office to the public, started investigation into identity of sender and receiver Times

13/9/18 White Springs, phosphate phosphoric Some 200,000 gal (750 m³) phosacid spilled at Nutrien White Springs Phosphate plant, due to unspecified Suwannee Florida, US plant acid equipment failure; spill contained on site with no injuries and no environmental impact, operator said Democrat

14/9/18 Poruwadanda, rubber plant ammonia Five people injured by explosion in ammonia tank at rubber factory; incident said to have happened as truck Hiru News Horana, Sri Lanka loaded with 14 ammonia cylinders was leaving plant, but no cause identified

18/9/18 St-Aubin-les-Elbeuf, chemical plant hydrochloric Leak in container (IBC?) with 900 kg hydrochloric acid at BASF Sanofi plant; nearby roads closed during franceinfo Seine-Mar, France acid response; leak contained on site; air samples taken; no injuries reported, no evacuations needed

21/9/18 Aspen, Colorado, US airport jet fuel Some 1,325 gal (5,000 litres) jet fuel overflowed from tank during filling at Atlantic Aviation facility at Aspen Aspen Airport; fire chief later expressed surprise at not being informed; much of the spill reached nearby road Times

22/9/18 Rajahmundry, fireworks fireworks At least three killed, three more injured by explosion at illegal firecracker factory in thatched house; Xinhua AP, India factory police ordered investigation

25/9/18 Winnsboro, feed mill ammonium Fire broke out at Valley Feed Mill, involving stocks of ammonium nitrate fertiliser; fire crews established E Texas Texas, US nitrate half-mile evacuation zone, allowed fire to burn out; shelter-in-place advised outside exclusion zone Matters