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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
1/5/20
Vehicle Type
Substance
Details
Source
Andover, road tanker oil Massachusetts, US
Fire broke out in four dump trucks, one oil tanker at Deloury Industries construction facility; dump trucks blocked route to tanker for fire crews responding to blaze; site unoccupied at the time; investigation underway
CBS Boston
2/5/20
Obalende, road tanker gasoline Lagos, Nigeria
Road tanker with 45,000 litres gasoline overturned on arrival to discharge at filling station; fire broke out, killing one, injuring 16; fire crews were on scene quickly, managed to prevent blaze from spreading
Premium Times
3/5/20
Knox county, freight train Missouri, US
11 cars of 91-car BNSF train derailed near Edina; one car with granular acid caught fire; crews spent three hours dealing with blaze; other cars not carrying hazmat; no injuries reported; cause unclear as yet
KTVO Tribune
4/5/20
Witbank, road tanker ammonia MP, South Africa
Road tanker carrying ammonia was in collision with another truck on N12; leaking ammonia spread over area, affecting residents, other drivers held up by crash; evacuations ordered, road closed
Sowetan Live
5/5/20
Lagos, road tankers Nigeria
Two tankers, one with kerosene, one with diesel, were in head-on collision on notorious Odetola Bridge; diesel tanker spilt load; police blamed bad driving; fire crews managed to prevent fire breaking out
Vanguard
8/5/20
Ibadan, road tanker diesel Oyo, Nigeria
Road tanker lost control on downhill road in Moniya, skidded and crashed into another vehicle; explosion, fire killed two, several more injured; substantial damage to nearby shops; fire chief blamed brake failure
Business Day
12/5/20
Adani, road tanker unknown Gujarat, India
Chemical tanker, after dropping cargo at port, crashed into parked truck on Surat-Hazira highway; crash sparked fire in front of tanker; driver was trapped and died in the fire
Times of India
15/5/20
Toba Tek Singh, road tanker gasoline Punjab, Pakistan
Road tanker with 48,000 litres gasoline overturned on M-III, reportedly due to driver falling asleep; some gasoline leaked to road, remainder was transferred; highway closed; driver, helper suffered minor injuries
The Int’l News
15/5/20
Roanoke, road tanker hexane Virginia, US
Fire broke out during loading of Chemsolv tank truck at industrial facility; fire officials said various flammable liquids were involved, and hexane was being transferred at the time; severe damage to plant
WFXR
isophthalic acid
kerosene, diesel
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS Date
Location
Vessel
Substance
Details
Source
24/4/20
nr Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
Volgoneft gasoil 249
Product tanker (built 1975), with 3,736 tonnes gasoil, ran aground in Kama River estuary; no breach of hull reported; vessel refloated two days later, sailed to Ulyanovsk for inspection
FleetMon
11/5/20
Belawan, Jag Leela crude oil Medan, Indonesia
Fire broke out after explosion in aft section of tanker (105,500 dwt, 1999) under repair; fire spread to crude oil in cargo tanks, causing dense black smoke, and to other ships in the yard; at least 22 workers injured
Shipwreck Log
15/5/20
Lome, Gods Love unknown Togo
Explosion, fire aboard Nigeria-registered tanker killed one crew, injured several more; 1973-built vessel was originally a containership and may have been converted; not clear whether the ship was in cargo
FleetMon
20/5/20
nr Wuhu, Qiu Feng 6 — Anhui, China
Explosion aboard inland chemical tanker (2018) injured two crew; video showed four crew apparently cleaning tank when blast happened; three jumped into Yangtze, were rescued; fire spread
Spash 247
MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS Date
Location
Plant type
Substance
Details
Source
1/5/20
St Louis, Missouri, US
chemical plant
sulphuric acid
Fire crews responded to report of sulphuric acid leak and explosion at Henkel Corp plant; all workers evacuated; fire department said unintentional introduction of moisture into process caused violent reaction
Fox News
4/5/20
Sabiñánigo, Huesca, Spain
chemical chlorine plant
Three workers were treated for exposure to chlorine after reaction during mixing at Orache Desinfección plant; shelter-in-place order for entire town; roads closed until chorine cloud dissipated
Industrial Fire World
7/5/20
Visakhapatnam, AP, India
chemical styrene plant
At least 11 people died after leak of styrene vapour, presumably due to auto-polymerisation in storage tank, at LG Polymers plant; hundreds more sickened; thousands evacuated from nearby villages; investigation opened
Deccan Herald
15/5/20
Lauenberg, SH, Germany
chemical resins plant
One employee was injured when fire broke out at Worlée-Chemie plant; large plume of dark smoke hung over town for hours; responders managed to prevent fire spreading to large storage tanks
Hazmat Nation
15/5/20
Venice, Italy
chemical unknown plant
Large fire broke out in unidentified chemical plant in Porto Marghera, emitting plume of black smoke; health authorities said there was no off-site impact, though shelter-in-place had been ordered
DW
HCB MONTHLY | JULY 2020
