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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
2/9/19
Vehicle Type
Substance
Details
Source
nr Lethbridge, freight train octane Alberta, Canada
CP train derailed some 30 km north of Lethbridge; three tank cars leaked flammable octane; one was buried under other cars, making response difficult; 2-km evacuation zone, roads closed; TSB investigating
CBC
5/9/19
Mbeere South, road tanker gasoline Embu, Kenya
Driver noticed fire under rear of tanker during delivery of gasoline; unable to uncouple the hose, he drove the vehicle away from shops and houses and escaped before fire took hold; subsequent explosion
The Standard
5/9/19
Quetta, road tanker fuel Balochistan, Pakistan
Van was in late-night collision with fuel tanker that sparked a fire; three people died in the blaze, many more injured; police, response teams quickly on the scene
Business Recorder
7/9/19
South Lake Tahoe, road tanker gasoline California, US
Tank truck with 8,400 gal (31.8 m3) gasoline was in collision with car on ramp onto US 50; tanker overturned, hit guardrail; tank ruptured, spilling fuel that ignited; tanker driver was trapped in cab and died in fire
S Tahoe Now
7/9/19
Portland, freight train LPG Oregon, US
Two locos, three tank cars with LPG derailed, damaging bridge supports; UP said there was no leak of gas and no injuries; overpass closed for investigation, cutting access to industrial area
AP
10/9/19
Dupo, rail tank car MIK Illinois, US
Tank car with methyl isobutyl ketone derailed while train was being made up in UP’s railyard near St Louis; tank was damaged; leaking product caught fire; nearby schools, homes evacuated; no injuries reported
St Louis Pub Radio
18/9/19
Ogere, road tanker gasoline Ogun, Nigeria
Road tanker parked overnight near toll gate on Lagos-Ibadan expressway caught fire, exploded in what reports described as “mysterious incident”; no injuries reported; traffic diverted during response
Daily Post
19/9/19
Kamara, road tanker fuel Rift Valley, Kenya
Road tanker overturned on Nakuru-Eldoret highway when driver lost control while overtaking another truck; locals ran to siphon fuel from tanker but were beaten back by police in running battles; no fire reported
Daily Nation
22/9/19
Moxee, rail tank car Washington, US
Around 1,000 gal (3,800 litres) sulphuric acid spilled during unloading of tank car, reportedly due to faulty valve; state Department of Ecology monitoring spill but said there was no risk to the public
KVEW
24/9/19
Bamako, road tanker fuel Mali
Road tanker overturned in centre of capital city after swerving to avoid motorcycle; tanker exploded, killing at least six people and injuring around 50 more; several cars and motorcycles destroyed in blaze
Reuters
24/9/19
Windhorst, road tanker fuel Texas, US
Texas Petroleum tank truck exploded during refuelling near Joe’s Kwik Stop filling station; tanker driver killed in blast; no injuries at nearby school
TNN
25/9/19
Bagan Serai, road tanker acetone Perak, Malaysia
Road tanker with more than 20 m³ acetone from Klang to Penang skidded, overturned into canal; leak of product; responders said there was no danger to the public, though there were reports of sickness
Bernama
27/9/19
nr Blackfalds, freight train fuel Alberta, Canada
CP train derailed north of Red Deer; three tank cars with fuel products leaked; spill was contained, vacuum trucks deployed; no injuries or impact on waterways
CBC
27/9/19
Ayutthaya, road tanker ethanol Thailand
Road tanker with 42 m³ ethanol overturned, caught fire in Wang Noi district; driver reported steering problem before crash; driver had minor injuries; blaze destroyed several parked cars
Bangkok Post
27/9/19
Kansas City, road tanker gasoline Missouri, US
Tank truck was in collision with two other vehicles on I-49 in bad weather; massive fire broke out, causing damage to overhead sign truss; one driver injured in crash but no injuries from fire; road closed
Fox4KC
28/9/19
Chitradurga, road tanker gasoline Karnataka, India
Road tanker hit electricity pole, overturned and caught fire; driver badly hurt but no other injuries; police, emergency responders on scene quickly to douse fire
The Hindu
sulphuric acid
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS Date
Location
Details
Source
30/8/19 Brazil Bouboulina crude oil
First reports of major oil spill washing up on Brazilian coast, later affecting 3,000 km of coast in eight states in north-east; Petrobras denied involvement; early in November authorities named Suezmax tanker as suspect
Merco Press
1/9/19
Colrain, — Massachusetts, US
Storage tank at Barnhardt Manufacturing plant leaked sulphuric acid to North River, causing fish kill; state DEP said leak was “not catastrophic” although locals were angry at size of leak and lack of information
Greenfield Recorder
8/9/19
Jamie Whitten lock, barge crude oil Mississippi, US
Unknown volume of oil leaked from Savage Inland barge at lock on Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway; spill was contained by lock, dam and containment boom; waterway closed; cause under investigation
Maritime Executive
13/9/19
Sture, Norway
Fire broke out in engineroom of tanker (115,340 dwt. 2005) prior to loading at Equinor oil terminal; all personnel not involved in response evacuated; crew, fire department had incident under control in two hours
AP
20/9/19
Lynchburg, barges Texas, US
Nine barges broke moorings during high water after Storm Imelda; two barges became stuck under San Jacinto River Bridge on I-10; another with lube oil beached on mud flat; no reports of pollution
Maritime Executive
HCB MONTHLY | DECEMBER 2019
Vessel
Substance
sulphuric acid
Dubai crude oil Harmony naphtha, MEG
