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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
Details
Source
29/10/20
Nong Ki, road tanker fuel Buriram, Thailand
Vehicle Type
Substance
Road tanker with 40,000 litres fuel ran into rear of truck after driver fell asleep; tanker exploded, spilling burning fuel into drains, spreading fire to homes, shops over 1 km; road closed for 5 km; many injuries
Bangkok Post
29/10/20
Mauriceville, freight train chemicals Texas, US
25 cars of freight train derailed, 15 with chemicals; four cars leaked petroleum products; responders more concerned with tank car leaking corrosive chemical; nearby schools, businesses evacuated
Ft Worth Star-Tel
5/11/20
Panjgur, road tanker oil Balochistan, Pakistan
Road tanker skidded after hitting motorcycle rickshaw on national highway, overturned, caught fire and exploded; fire spread to surrounding area; two people on rickshaw injured; fire out after a few hours
Xinhua
7/11/20
Lagos, road tanker gasoline Nigeria
Road tanker crashed on Kara Bridge section of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, exploded; driver said tyre blew; two people died, 29 vehicles destroyed in fire; police chief called for fitting of safety valves on tankers
This Day
7/11/20
South Toledo, rail tank car styrene Ohio, US
Leak of styrene during loading of tank car at Global Chemical Resources plant; spilt product ran into sewers, was flushed out to treatment plant; locals urged to ventilate their homes
Toledo Blade
11/11/20
Covington, truck Kentucky, US
Truck carrying 110 lb (50 kg) potassium hydroxide collided with another truck on Brent Spence Bridge over Ohio River; responders found both trucks engulfed in fire; drivers escaped unhurt; road closed for days
CDL Life
12/11/20
Delmas, truck explosives MP, South Africa
Truck carrying explosives caught fire on R50; driver pulled up and warned other motorists to keep away; truck then exploded, leaving large crater in the road; no injuries, though some were shaken by the blast
The South African
12/11/20
Mkuranga, road tanker fuel Coast, Tanzania
Road tanker struck minibus stopped to pick up passengers; three killed, including two primary school pupils, Xinhua 19 injured; no indication of fire on tanker
16/11/20
Nayarit, road tanker LPG Mexico
Double tanker carrying LPG lost control, overturned on highway, caught fire and exploded; at least 12 people, including driver and those in other vehicles, were killed; debris was blown into nearby fields
AP
16/11/20
nr Vladimir, freight train crude oil Russia
35 tank cars of oil train derailed, spilling oil over area of 12,500 km²; one person reported killed; nearly 300 people, 46 pieces of equipment deployed in response and cleanup; police opened criminal case
TASS
16/11/20
Turaif, road tanker LPG NB, Saudi Arabia
Road tanker overturned on international highway in Northern Borders province; no injuries reported; some release of LPG cargo; local police investigating
Gulf News
20/11/20
nr Satsuma, road tanker hazmat Louisiana, US
Tank truck with unidentified hazmat suffered tyre blowout on I-12, crashed into rear of police car carrying out KATC speed monitoring; tanker exploded; driver and one state trooper injured; no evacuations necessary
23/11/20
nr Goshen, freight train California, US
Six tank cars in UP train derailed; four had butane, two hydrochloric acid, at least one of which leaked; nearby Highway 99 closed, homes evacuated; no injuries; cause under investigation
Fresno Bee
24/11/20
Tongchuan, road tanker chemicals Shaanxi, China
Road tanker with unidentified chemicals was involved in a crash with 40 other vehicles on Baomao highway in icy, foggy conditions; fire did not reach tanker; three people killed, six injured in crash
SCMP
26/11/20
Ghimpati, road tanker caustic soda Giurgiu, Romania
Bulgarian road tanker carrying caustic soda overturned on exit on DN 5 B highway, spilling load to road; driver not badly hurt; area secured by fire crews; police investigating
Romania press.com
28/11/20
Vadodara, road tanker Gujarat, India
Road tanker overturned on NH-48 after driver braked to avoid passing coach; 4 tonnes of 50-tonne acid cargo leaked; driver suffered acid burns to leg; area cordoned off by responders until wreck could be moved
Times of India
potassium hydroxide
hydrochloric acid
sulphuric acid
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS Date
Location
Vessel
Details
Source
24/10/20
Azov Sea, Russia
General Hazi — Aslanov
Three crew missing after explosion on tanker (6,440 dwt, 2005), in ballast, en route Rostov; blast thought to have happened during maintenance work, possibly involving welding, that ignited residual vapours
TASS
30/10/20
off Ashkelon, SBM crude oil Israel
Several cubic metres light crude were released to sea after malfunction on single-buoy mooring during hose decoupling from tanker Rava (114,400 dwt, 2017); response team sealed leak, applied dispersants
Maritime Executive
1/11/20
Yalova, Sri Asih — Turkey
Five workers injured by explosion aboard tanker (109,600 dwt, 2005) during repair work; thought that hot work in tank may have ignited vapours from oil residues
FleetMon
10/11/20
Terneuzen, Somtrans XX unknown Netherlands
Inland tanker collided with similar Ursula Valentin, both heading towards Vlissingen; not clear what caused collision; water police started investigation; salvage teams not required
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HCB MONTHLY | JANUARY 2021
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