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INCIDENT LOG

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

29/11/20 nr Zigzag, Oregon, US road tanker diesel Tank truck overturned on US 26, spilling some diesel cargo to road; driver said truck had hit a patch of ice; The road closed for most of the day to allow for cleanup and removal of the wreck; driver suffered minor injuries Oregonian

1/12/20 St Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK truck chemicals Fire broke out in trailer of truck; images showed truck full of IBCs but no indication of their contents; BBC road had to be closed for resurfacing work; cause not yet known

6/12/20 Govindpur, road tanker LPG Driver noticed leak from valve while driving LPG tanker on NH-2; driver pulled over in a safe place and Telegraph Jharkhand, India called police; IOC sent team to seal valve and transfer load to another tanker; no fire or injuries

7/12/20 nr Wakefield, road tanker gasoline Road tanker overturned on Highway 5 after driver failed to navigate turn; some spill of product from tank, CTV Quebec, Canada which was contained by fire crews with help of frozen ground; intersection known to be dangerous News

7/12/20 Battle Creek, road tanker waste Tank truck leaving wastewater treatment plant with treated was for agricultural use rolled over on ramp onto B Creek Michigan, US I-94; responders had to transfer 8,500 gal (32 m³) waste before wreck could be removed; police investigating Enquirer

9/12/20 Mount Vernon, road tanker unknown Tank truck, cargo not specified, was involved in single-vehicle crash on Skagit River Bridge on I-5; axle was AP Washington, US broken in crash, leaving truck disabled, but no indication of leak; road closed; bridge inspected for damage

16/12/20 Borovo, Ruse, Bulgaria

19/12/20 Lagos, Nigeria rail tank car LPG Leak spotted on tank car as train stopped at station; area cordoned off by police, rail traffic suspended, 300 RSOE people evacuated; fire crews closed valve, stopping leak with no injuries

road tanker diesel Road tanker exploded after rolling back on Lagos-Ibadan expressway and hitting two other vehicles; at least Xinhua 11 people in vehicles were hurt but no fatalities were reported; rescue teams quickly on scene

22/12/20 Custer, Washington, US

22/12/20 New York, New York, US

23/12/20 Jebba, Kwara, Nigeria freight train crude oil Seven cars of 108-car BNSF oil train carrying Bakken crude derailed in downtown Custer; two cars caught Seattle fire; half-mile evacuation ordered; cause of derailment unknown; NTSB will look at tank car performance Times

road tanker gas

Semi overturned on Long Island Expressway in Queens, spilling load of propane cylinders; several cylinders NBC cylinders exploded, sparking major fire that engulfed truck; police said truck had been cut off by another vehicle

road tanker gasoline At least six people were killed, 30 homes destroyed by explosion, fire in road tanker; not clear from reports Premium what caused the explosion; responders were able to stop fire from spreading to other parts of the town Times

23/12/20 nr Ozark, Arkansas, US road tanker flammable Tank truck with unidentified “accelerant” crashed on I-40 in single-vehicle accident; spilling cargo ignited, Democrat material spreading fire across road; one person, possibly the driver, died; road closed for several hours Gazette

26/12/20 Murfreesboro, freight train propane Two tank cars with propane derailed, overturned close to Pillsbury plant; fire department said there was no Murfreesb’ Tennessee, US immediate risk to the public; no leaks or injuries reported; CSX investigating the incident Dy N J’l

28/12/20 Kirkuk, Iraq road tanker fuel Road tanker with unidentified fuel exploded on main highway between Kirkuk and Khalis after catching fire; Shafaq driver and four other people died; cause of explosion unknown

28/12/20 Rahim Yar Khan, road tanker LPG Gas tanker hit motorcycle on national highway; bike’s fuel tank exploded, spreading fire to tanker; man and Dawn Punjab, Pakistan child on motorcycle were killed; firefighters cooled tanker, preventing it from exploding

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

23/11/20 Bay of Biscay, Sukran C ethanol Chemical tanker (4,275 dwt, 2004), with ethanol from Kiel for Turkey, was disabled by fire; crew dealt with FleetMon Spain the fire without injury and vessel was taken under tow two days later and taken to A Coruña

25/11/20 Hamburg, Germany Northsea unknown Chemical tanker (6,230 dwt, 2006), in cargo, contacted embankment during berthing manoeuvre in Neumuelan; FleetMon Rational significant damage to bow area but no hull breach in way of cargo tanks and no loss of cargo reported

25/11/20 nr Shuqaiq, Agrari fuel oil Oil tanker (107,000 dwt, 2009), having just discharged cargo from Rotterdam to power plant, had explosion RSOE Saudi Arabia onboard, thought to be from a mine planted by Houthi rebels; hull was holed above waterline; no injuries

13/12/20 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia BW Rhine fuel Product tanker (76,600 dwt, 2008) was attacked by explosives-laden boat during discharge to Saudi Aramco Splash 247 terminal; hull breached in way of ballast and cargo tanks, possible pollution; all crew safe

19/12/20 Colón, Panama Sunny Bright LPG Gas tanker (50,000 dwt, 2004) suffered engine problems while anchoring prior to canal passage; drifted onto FleetMon VLGC BW Gemini, also with LPG from Houston; both ships inspected; no serious damage or release of gas

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

20/11/20 Walnut Creek, pipeline gasoline Kinder Morgan line was reported compromised by tree root system; odour reported December 2, pointing to RSOE California, US more serious leak, which was put at up to 42,000 gal (1,000 bbl); line shut down from Concord to San Jose

4/12/20 Wentworth, oil refinery unknown At least seven workers were injured in explosion at Engen’s Durban refinery; thick cloud over area; plant SABC KZN, South Africa was closed for investigation; shutdown of country’s second largest refinery expected to cause supply issues

5/12/20 Corpus Christi, oil terminal crude oil Seven contract workers injured by explosion on crude oil tank at Magellan Midstream terminal during tank KRIS Texas, US cleaning and inspection; responders found fire, heavy smoke after blast; investigation ongoing

8/12/20 Pinetown, cosmetics chemicals At least 12 injured by explosion at Zeta Cosmetic factory; plant contained propane, caustic soda, petroleum EWN KZN, South Africa factory jelly, acetone, hydrogen peroxide; source of initial fire under investigation; some pollution of nearby river

8/12/20 Belle, chemical chemicals 2-mile shelter-in-place order after explosion at client unit on Chemours site; four workers injured in blast; NBC W Virginia, US plant resulting fire under control within two hours News

9/12/20 Germiston, waste treatment unknown Three workers injured, two seriously, by fire, possible explosion at waste treatment plant; cause of fire not IOL GP, South Africa plant clear in reports; local authorities investigating incident

9/12/20 Kaohsiung, weapons aluminium Three workers badly injured by explosion at military arsenal during mixing of raw materials, including CNA Taiwan factory powder aluminium powder; plant closed for investigation, said not to have correct safety equipment, procedures

17/12/20 Libano, gunpowder gunpowder One boy killed, 17 more people injured by explosion at gunpowder factory; similar event at unlicensed TeleSur Tolima, Colombia factory gunpowder factory in Giron, Santander the same day killed another person; police issued warnings

19/12/20 Anda, chemical chemicals Three workers killed, four injured by explosion at Heinabel Chemical plant, reportedly due to uncontrolled China Heilongjiang, China plant reaction in emulsification unit; investigation underway News

19/12/20 Hyderabad, chemical solvent Major fire broke out at Vindhya Organics plant, thought to have started in stock of solvents; up to 20 people Times of Telangana, India plant injured in blaze but rescue work continuing, with others possibly trapped India