Incident Log

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

3/10/18 Providence, road tanker gasoline Tank truck with “more than 11,000 gal” (41.6 m³) gasoline rolled over on ramp to Route 95, breaching all Providence Rhode Island, US tank compartments; gasoline ran down ramp into Providence River; USCG involved in response Journal

5/10/18 Douala, Cameroon road tanker waste oil Road tanker said to be carrying waste for a French company exploded, cause unknown; video showed flames, Xinhua smoke from site of incident; one killed, at least 60 houses destroyed

5/10/18 Al-Faisaliya, road tanker diesel Road tanker overturned in town in Tabuk province, sparking fire; driver was trapped in cab and died in blaze; GDN Saudi Arabia fire spread to other vehicles parked nearby; local residents evacuated online

6/10/18 Mbuba, Kongo, DR Congo

6/10/18 Baiji, Salahuddin, Iraq road tanker oil

road tanker oil Road tanker with unspecified oil cargo collided with another vehicle on Kinshasa-Matadi highway; burning AFP oil spread to nearby market, homes; at least 60 people reported killed in blaze, many more injured

Roadside bomb triggered explosion in road tanker at Chinese-owned refinery; one person killed, 23 injured, CGTN. all refinery personnel com

7/10/18 Colts Neck, road tanker fuel oil Tank truck overturned on Route 18 in single-vehicle accident; two people in cab were killed in crash; nj.com New Jersey, US small spill of fuel oil cargo to shoulder; northbound lanes closed for response

9/10/18 Jacksonville, road tanker jet fuel Tank truck overturned, ruptured in crash on I-96, spilling some 3,000 gal (11,350 litres) jet fuel; spill ran into news4jax. Florida, US storm drains, much reaching nearby Hogan’s Creek; booms, vacuum trucks, skimmers deployed com

13/10/18 Ujjain, MP, India road tanker gasoline, Bharat Petroleum tanker overturned trying to avoid oncoming vehicle on Mohanpura bridge; fuel spilled from Free Press diesel manlids; some 20,000 litres thought lost; nearby farmland contaminated; four people injured Journal

21/10/18 Ugheli, Delta, Nigeria road tanker diesel Road tanker overturned, allegedly when driver fell asleep, spilled diesel to road; spill caused other accidents; Leadership scores injured but no fatalities; driver absconded in face of angry mob

22/10/18 Mexico City, road tanker alcohol Road tanker parked at alcohol plant in Cuahtemoc area exploded, cause unknown; explosion caused major Fox News Mexico fire, prompting evacuation of 2,000 nearby residents; one person hurt in blast

23/10/18 Quetta, van

Balochistan, Pakistan gasoline Truck collided with van carrying smuggled gasoline on highway; crash caused gasoline to ignite, causing AP explosion; four people killed; two officers at nearby police post injured trying to extinguish blaze

28/10/18 Mathura, UP, India road tanker LPG LPG tanker exploded on Yamuna highway; reports varied: tanker either struck stationary vehicle or clipped Hindustan truck while overtaking; some said it was speeding away from police; 5 vehicles destroyed; 3 people hurt Times

31/10/18 Vaughan, Ontario, Canada road tanker fuel Tank truck crossed median on Highway 407, crashed into oncoming vehicle; tanker burst into flames; both CBC drivers killed; damage to road surface from heat of blaze; concerns over potential impact on waterways

1/11/18 Keningau, Malaysia road tanker gasoline Driver lost control of tanker on Ulu Kimanis road, swerved and crashed into hillside; tanker caught fire; The Star driver managed to escape from cab with injuries; fire service had situation under control within an hour (KL)

3/11/18 Mysuru, Karnataka, India

3/11/18 Mpika, Muchinga, Zambia

3/11/18 Alma, Wisconsin, US freight train gasoline Oil train derailed during shunting after discharging at IOC terminal; one tank car hit electricity pole and Star of control box alongside track; derailment caused severe disruption to passenger trains; signal failure blamed Mysore

road tankers gasoline Two Mount Meru tankers from Tanzania exploded on Great North Road; reports said they had stopped to Zambia sell fuel to a local vendor; some fuel splashed on ground and was ignited; both drivers fled Reports

freight train ethanol 32 tank cars of BNSF train derailed; five tank cars ruptured, spilling at least 18,000 gal (68 m³) ethanol to Star Mississippi River; two nearby highways closed, residents evacuated; BNSF crews stopped leaks Tribune

4/11/18 Watertown, freight train crude oil Second derailment in two days in Wisconsin involved at least 10 cars of CP oil train; no fires or injuries Star Wisconsin, US reported but CP said some of the tank cars were leaking crude oil to tracks Tribune

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

5/10/18 Matanzas Bay, — Cuba crude oil Around 100 m³ crude oil spilled to sea after equipment failure during discharge at Super Tanker Terminal, Havana Cuba’s main oil import facility; most of spill was quickly contained; authorities to investigate incident Live

17/10/18 Rio Cullen, oil facility oil Magallanes, Chile YPF facility spilled 720 m³ unspecified oil to Rio Cullen; spill contained to river and lakes but significant TeleSur impact on local flora and fauna; Chile’s Environmental Commission will take legal action

29/10/18 Zeebrugge, Mistral chemicals Cargo operations were suspended after leak of unspecified chemicals from containers and/or tanks aboard FleetMon Belgium Finland-registered ferry; no reports of injuries

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

28/9/18 Port Arthur, oil refinery sulphur Fire broke out in sulphur pit at Total Petrochemicals & Refining plant; above-normal gas emissions recorded; Dow Jones Texas, US site’s fire crews dealt with blaze, called for exclusion zone until gases dissipated

29/9/18 Chachoengsao, fireworks fireworks Explosion blew roof off fireworks factory, raining debris on neighbourhood; three nearby homes damaged; The Thailand factory two trucks at site destroyed; fire brigade said extremely hot weather was the likely cause Nation

2/10/18 Yanbu, petrochemical chemicals One worker killed, 11 injured by fire at Natpet plant; environmental teams monitoring air quality in nearby Arab Saudi Arabia plant residential area; no indication as to cause of fire or what chemicals or fuels were involved News

4/10/18 Tessenderlo, chemical hydrochloric “Massive” release of cloud of hydrochloric acid following explosion at Vynova plant; operator said there was Brussels Belgium plant acid no danger to the public but advised locals to keep windows closed; plant evacuated Times

4/10/18 Shubra al-Kheima, fuel depot fuel oil One killed, three injured by explosion in fuel oil storage tank at fuel depot north of Cairo; facility described Anadolu Qalioubiya, Egypt as an “oil pumping warehouse”; authorities investigating cause of explosion

6/10/18 Tsuchiura, fireworks fireworks Ten people were injured by unexpected explosion of fireworks during national competition; event continued Xinhua Ibaraki, Japan competition for another hour before high winds prompted cancellation

6/10/18 Gardiner, New York, US airport aviation Some 1,000 gal (3,800 litres) aviation fuel spilled from Gardiner Airport tank, some reaching Wallkill River; Hudson fuel thought that nozzle had not been replaced after plane had refuelled; responders unable to collect spilt fuel Valley1

7/10/18 St John, NB, Canada oil refinery diesel Major explosion, fire at Irving Oil refinery, caused by malfunction in diesel desulphurisation unit; at least CBC four workers, said to be contractors, injured; shelter-in-place ordered; authorities investigating incident

7/10/18 Goyang, pipeline gasoline Fire, explosion in storage tank with 4,400 m³ gasoline at Daehan Oil Pipeline terminal; responders prevented Yonhap South Korea terminal fire from spreading to other tanks but blaze was difficult to deal with; not clear how ignition happened

8/10/18 Kolkata, India fireworks firecrackers Series of explosions at illegal cracker manufacturing unit in residential area killed one, injured 10; similar Times of factory incident at another site operated by same owner in 2016; locals had complained about his activities India

9/10/18 Brod, Bosnia oil refinery unknown Powerful explosion at Brod refinery, close to Croatian border; fire crews contained blaze; eight workers Reuters hurt in blast; cause of explosion unknown

9/10/18 Shelley, BC, Canada

9/10/18 Durg, Chhattisgarh, India pipeline natural gas One of two Enbridge lines ruptured, exploded north-east of Prince George, cutting supplies to customers; Global nearby First Nation settlement evacuated; BC Energy Ministry investigating; cause currently unknown News

steel plant natural gas Nine killed, 12 injured by explosion in gas pipeline to coke oven at SAIL’s Bhilai steel plant; blast happened Hindustan during maintenance to deal with uneven pressure in line; SAIL, police investigating Times

9/10/18 Ichnya, ammunition ammunition 12,000 people evacuated after series of explosions, fire at ammo dump; no injuries reported; 20-km airspace BBC Chernihiv, Ukraine depot restriction imposed; defence ministry blamed sabotage by Russian interests

12/10/18 Osisioma, Abia, Nigeria

15/10/18 Nairobi, Kenya pipeline gasoline At least 16 people killed by explosion on abandoned NNPC pipeline; some reports blamed blast on fuel theft The from line but locals said old line had been ignored by authorities after new lines had been installed Nation

airport aviation Fire broke out in fuel depot at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport; fire extinguished without damage; no Reuters fuel flight disruptions; cause of fire under investigation

19/10/18 Gatchina, pyrotechnics explosives Four workers killed in explosion at Avangard plant near St Petersburg; Avangard makes pyrotechnic devices TASS Leningrad, Russia plant and lawn furniture; nearby residential area suffered damage, several people hurt; criminal case opened

26/10/18 Badaun, UP, India firecracker fireworks Explosion in licensed firecracker factory killed eight workers, injured several nearby residents, passers-by; NewsJizz factory factory was busy ahead of Diwali; cause unknown, but police suspect someone may have been smoking

26/10/18 Amatlán, Veracruz, Mexico pipeline fuel Explosion during illegal tap on Pemex line by fuel thieves killed at least two, more injured or missing; spill Diario de of unidentified fuel reached nearby creek Xalapa

30/10/18 Los Angeles, port California, US scrap metal Explosion in container of scrap metal at Evergreen terminal; nearby roads closed, terminal evacuated; Maritime police investigated other containers to see if there were any other threats; incident treated as accidental Executive

5/11/18 Beresfield, warehouse sodium Container (probably IBC) with sodium hydroxide was damaged by vehicle, spilled 600 litres to bunded area; Newcastle NSW, Australia hydroxide plant, surrounding buildings evacuated; SafeWork NSW investigating incident Herald

5/11/18 Sihanoukville, market gasoline Fire broke out after leak at gasoline vendor’s shop near busy market; one person injured, several vehicles Khmer Cambodia destroyed; fire crews brought incident under control within an hour Times

8/11/18 Boksburg, chemical chemicals Four people injured by explosion in workshop at Richbay Chemicals plant; fire caused further explosions in City Press Gauteng, S Africa plant drums and IBCs with corrosives, other chemicals; responders suspect chemical reaction

9/11/18 Hakkari province, army base ammunition At least seven soldiers killed, 25 injured by explosion in ammunition depot at army base during firing of AP Turkey artillery; not clear if blast happened during training or if there was a clash with Kurdish rebels