Incident Log

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

5/11/18 Denver, Colorado, US road tanker calcium Tank truck rolled over on Peoria and 39th, spilling some calcium nitrate cargo and diesel fuel; remaining Denver nitrate load had to be transferred before truck could be righted; severe traffic disruption; no injuries reported Post

6/11/18 Cleveland, road tanker jet fuel Tank truck collided with another vehicle near hangar at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, causing Fox Ohio, US spill of some 5,000 gal (19 m³) jet fuel; no injuries or interruption to flight schedules News

7/11/18 Santa Fe Springs, freight train TDI California, US Seven cars derailed, including one tank car with 500 gal (1,900 litres) toluene diisocyanate; no leaks Whittier reported but nearby schools advised to shelter in place; UP and BNSF tracks closed for response D’y News

11/11/18 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

11/11/18 Bokajan, Assam, India

12/11/18 Ripon, Wisconsin, US freight train VAM Five cars of CN train, three with vinyl acetate, derailed in Scarborough; no leak of chemical, though other CBC cars spilled rice, grain; 300-metre safety perimeter set up; no injuries reported

road tankers fuel Two fuel tankers, one gas tanker burned when fire broke out in parking area; nearby shop was also destroyed; The police found evidence of fuel theft and suspect spark from pump ignited vapours Sentinel

freight train fertiliser Five cars of Wisconsin & Southern train derailed when track buckled; cars stayed upright but fertiliser Oshkosh had to be unloaded to dump trucks; responders concerned about risk of fire or cars falling over NWestern

13/11/18 Techiman, road tanker fuel Brong Ahafo, Ghana Road tanker caught fire as it was about to make delivery; tanker exploded, spreading fire to filling station, 3news another truck; town’s fire tender out of action so no firefighting action possible for 40 minutes

14/11/18 Silverton, Colorado, US road tanker MMA Miller Transporters tank truck lost control, ran up embankment and overturned on US 550; tank did not The rupture but some methyl methacrylate cargo leaked from valve; rest of cargo transferred to second tanker Journal

15/11/18 Gwanda, Matab S, Zimbabwe bus gas 42 people killed in explosion, fire on bus travelling from border to Bulawayo; survivors reported smelling Big News gas before the blast; suspected that one passenger had brought cooking gas on board, valve may have leaked Network

16/11/18 nr Port Dickson, truck NSN, Malaysia nitric acid Truck driver lost control, skidded on bend; six drums of nitric acid fell from truck, spilling acid to road; Bernama responders prevented spill reaching drains; no injuries reported

16/11/18 Sindh province, road tankers oil Pakistan Speeding oil tanker crashed into rear of another tanker on Super Highway between Hyderabad and Karachi; The Int’l both tankers caught fire; blaze spread to three other vehicles; one driver died, others injured News

16/11/18 Akron, Ohio, US road tanker gasoline Tank truck with 8,500 gal (32 m³) gasoline caught fire on OH 8; no indication of cause of fire; fire crews Beacon managed to extinguish fire before it spread to gasoline cargo; road closed until cargo was transferred Journal

16/11/18 Chrokee county, road tanker toluene Tank truck with 9,000 gal (34 m³) toluene overturned on I-85; no leak reported but highway was closed in WSPA S Carolina, US both directions to allow responders to transfer product; driver cited for speeding

17/11/18 Douala, Cameroon road tanker oil At least seven people were killed when brakes failed on oil tanker, said to be speeding, and it ran into Xinhua crowd of motorcyclists along road; fortunately tanker did not explode, or there would have been more deaths

17/11/18 Byromville, freight train LPG 30 cars of CSX train derailed, some falling from overpass onto Highway 90; four cars involved had LPG; AP Georgia, US no leaks reported but one-mile evacuation ordered, later reduced; air quality being monitored

18/11/18 Hulu Selangor, road tanker gasoline Driver lost control of road tanker heading from Putrajaya to Perak with unspecified oil cargo; vehicle crashed, The Selangor, Malaysia overturned on North-South Expressway; some oil spilled to road; driver unhurt Star (KL)

18/11/18 Uch Sharif, road tanker diesel Road tanker heading from Karachi to Sheikhupura with 40,000 litres diesel overturned on National Highway, The Punjab, Pakistan reportedly due to speeding; around half its load spilled to road; driver, helper both injured in crash Nation

21/11/18 Spring Lake Park, truck Minnesota, US carbon Driver of carbon dioxide delivery truck was found dead in the back of the truck, parked outside McDonald’s; CDL Life dioxide thought that he might have been trying to fix hose that had broken and was overcome by leaking CO2

22/11/18 Howrah, E Bengal, India road tanker LPG Head-on collision between LPG tanker, truck on Kona Expressway caused fire that destroyed both vehicles, Zee killed both drivers; one policeman injured; fire damaged power cables on Howrah-Amta rail line News

22/11/18 Chon Thanh, road tanker gasoline Road tanker crashed into back of motorbike rickshaw on NH 13; tanker then ran into median, hit electricity VN Binh Phuoc, Vietnam pole, overturned; spilling gasoline ignited; fire spread to nearby houses; six killed in blaze, others injured Express

30/11/18 nr Gainesville, truck Missouri, US ammonium Double trailer overturned on US 160, spilling part of its load of ammonium nitrate in powder form across ky3.com nitrate road; road closed for several hours while authorities cleaned up the spill; no injuries reported

30/11/18 Lafayette, Louisiana, US

1/12/18 nr Omsk, Russia truck phosphoric Truck with load of phosacid was in collision with another vehicle; crash resulted in leak of acid, closing KATC acid road for several hours; remaining acid was unloaded; no injuries reported

freight train fuel oil More than 20 cars of 70-car train derailed near Omsk/Tyumen border; train carried military equipment, fuel The Koz oil in tanks; some fuel oil spilled but did not spread; no injuries reported

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

4/11/18 Quanzhou, — Fujian, China C9 Hose broke during loading of unidentified vessel with C9 at Fujian Donggang Petrochemical terminal; some SCMP 7 tonnes C9 spilled to sea; 52 people sickened by fumes; major fish kill; seven people arrested

5/11/18 Leixões, Portugal HSL Porto formic acid Leak of formic acid from container aboard containership in port; not clear if box was on ship or dock; FleetMon responders cleared spill; authorities said there was no risk to public

6/11/18 Panama City, Charlotte — Panama Maersk Three containers fell from berthed containership; two boxes fell onto bunker tanker Kollum moored alongside; tanker was damaged but fortunately there was no fire FleetMon

8/11/18 off Bergen, Sola TS crude oil Tanker (112,700 dwt, 2017), outbound from Sture terminal with cargo of crude, collided with Norwegian FleetMon Norway Navy frigate KNM Helge Ingstad; tanker not badly damaged; frigate, at fault, later sank

9/11/18 Heraklion, GasLog LNG LNG carrier (2014) with 150,000 m³ cargo ran aground outside breakwater on approach to port; tugs freed Maritime Crete, Greece Saratoga carrier, which anchored off for inspection; vessel was en route from Texas to Aliaga, Turkey Bulletin

16/11/18 off Newfoundland, SeaRose crude oil Some 250 m³ crude oil leak from damaged flowline to FPSO 350 km offshore; bad weather hampered CBC Canada response; Husky Energy was in the process of restarting operations after near-miss with iceberg in 2017

18/11/18 Ennore, Chennai, India Coral Stars furnace oil Hose ruptured during discharge from product tanker (40,000 dwt, 2004) at Kamarajar Port; “less than 2 tonnes” IB Times spilt to harbour waters; booms deployed around tanker, skimmers and absorbents also deployed

20/11/18 east of Qatar, Durban — Arabian Gulf Queen Asphalt tanker (1,370 dwt, 1983) developed list, later sank; not known if tanker was in cargo at the time but FleetMon no pollution reported; all 12 crew rescued by French Navy helicopter, some suffering injuries

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

10/11/18 San Angelo, pipeline natural gas DCP Midstream gas line ruptured, caught fire; two people digging for new line alongside were injured; Reuters Texas, US fire was allowed to burn until pressure in line was exhausted

12/11/18 Arnesano, fireworks fireworks One person killed, two workers injured by explosion in shed at “pyrotechnic games” factory; deceased was Tuscia Lecce, Italy factory son of the owner; fire crews managed to prevent fire spreading; investigation ordered Web

12/11/18 Cugir, Romania arms factory weapons One worker killed by explosion in tunnel where weapons are tested at state-owned plant that makes pistols, AP other weapons; investigation under way

12/11/18 Guadix, fireworks fireworks Three people killed by massive explosion at Pirotecnia María Angustias plant; blast was felt all over city; Euro Andalucia, Spain factory similar incident at same facility in 2004 Weekly

13/11/18 Murfreesboro, oil depot waste oil Man arrested after admitting spilling 20,000 gal (75 m³) used motor oil, antifreeze, wastewater at Volunteer WVLT Tennessee, US Oil Services; half was collected in berm, nearby waterways boomed to prevent spill spreading

16/11/18 Doi Saket, fireworks gunpowder Two workers killed by explosion at unlicensed fireworks factory during mixing of potassium chlorate and The Chiang Mai, Thailand factory gunpowder; roof collapsed, building engulfed in flames; factory said to be making funeral fireworks Nation

16/11/18 nr Dulac, Louisiana, US oilwell crude oil Some 40 bbl crude spilled from flow line at Texas Petroleum’s Lake Paige oilfield to marshland; USCG RSOE authorised controlled burn; cause of leak under investigation

17/11/18 Grand View, hazwaste waste One worker killed while moving materials at US Ecology site; three other workers injured; blast said to have AP Idaho, US facility taken place during routine operations; investigation underway

20/11/18 Kumasi,

filling Ashanti, Ghana station LPG Security guard at filling station was killed by apparent gas explosion, three more seriously hurt; resulting fire Ghana spread to nearby buildings, destroying several cars; cause under investigation Web

20/11/18 Wardha, Maharashtra, India army depot explosives At least six killed, 18 injured by massive explosion at Central Ammunition Depot during disposal of unused World explosives; similar incident in May 2016 when 13 were killed News24x7

25/11/18 Port-of-Spain, tank terminal fuel Trinidad Fire broke out in storage tank at Sea Lots tank farm; operator National Petroleum said blaze would not Loop impact fuel supplies; rapid response by fire crews prevented fire from spreading

25/11/18 New Castle, chemical ethylene Delaware Memorial Bridge had to be closed after leak of EO from Croda Atlas Point plant on Delaware side; NBC Delaware, US plant oxide leak came from incorrect gasket fitted on line at new bio-ethanol unit; locals concerned by operations

27/11/18 Loreto, Peru pipeline crude oil Some 8,000 bbl crude oil spilled from PetroPeru line in remote jungle region; operator blamed sabotage by Earther indigenous community; government commission sent to area to investigate

28/11/18 Zhangjiakou, chemical vinyl Leak of vinyl chloride from tank at Hebei Shenghua Chemical plant spread to road outside; vapours ignited, Xinhua Hebei, China plant chloride engulfing several vehicles; 23 killed; police arrested 15 employees from chemical plant