Incident Log

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

2/3/19 ne Elko, Nevada, US road tanker diesel UP train clipped end of tanker truck that failed to clear grade crossing in time in rural area; some 4,000 gal Centre (15 m³) diesel spilled; SR 306 closed for rest of the day for cleanup; no injuries reported Daily

7/3/19 Carrollton, road tanker propane Tank truck rolled over, exploded on SR 332 near high school; not clear from reports how vehicle came to WOIO Ohio, US roll over or why the result was so dramatic; multiple fire departments called to deal with blaze

8/3/19 Coeur d’Alene, truck Idaho, US armaments Truck strayed off I-90, ran into snow bank at rest area; truck was carrying 32,000 lb load of missiles without Spokesm fuses; four miles of highway closed for three hours; driver cited Review

17/3/19 Los Angeles, road tanker gasoline Leak from 9,000-gal (33-m³) tank truck in South Los Angeles caught fire, spreading flames to nearby house; Daily California, US flammable vapour in storm drains ignited; two people injured Breeze

17/3/19 Bulawayo, road tanker sulphuric Road tanker with 30,000 litres sulphuric acid, heading to Zambia, overturned in crash, spilling acid to road; sulphuricZimbabwe acid weather was fortunately dry, otherwise acid may have been washed into drains; area cordoned off acid.com

18/3/19 Mansehra, road tanker oil KPK, Pakistan

21/3/19 Rockledge, road tanker fuel Florida, US Road tanker with 10,000 litres unspecified oil overturned after brakes failed; locals rushed to collect fuel Dunya spilling from tanker; authorities slow to respond; no injuries or fire reported News

Tank truck rolled over on I-95 in single-vehicle accident, likely due to driver inattention; some 7,200 gal click (27.2 m³) unspecified fuel spilled, causing road closure; spill caused small grass fire nearby; no injuries orlando

22/3/19 Bégaar, Landes, France freight train ammonia, Ten wagons of freight train derailed in south-west France; one car with ammonia, two with sodium caustic soda hydroxide involved; hazmat teams on site but no leak of dangerous products reported thelocal.fr

22/3/19 nr Gerstungen, truck Thuringia, Germany paint Fire broke out on truck on A4, resulting in series of explosions as drums of paint, lacquer were engulfed focus.de in flames; road was closed during response; driver reported puncture just before fire started

22/3/19 Chaman, road tanker fuel

Balochistan, Pakistan Road tanker overturned on Pak-Afghan highway, reportedly after brakes failed while vehicle was speeding; Samaa nearby residents gathered to collect spilling fuel, destined for NATO forces in Afghanistan; two hurt in crash

27/3/19 nr Creston, road tanker diesel, Road tanker ran off Kootenay Pass into Salmo River, spilling some 50,000 litres fuel to water; 14-km sheen Global BC, Canada gasoline on river; significant fish kill reported; booms deployed downstream; driver killed in crash News

27/3/19 nr Chidester, truck Arkansas, US ammonium Driver stopped to call emergency services after noticing tyres on fire; area was evacuated; fire spread to Bannernitrate cargo, causing massive explosion that killed driver, damaged other vehicles and left crater in road News

28/3/19 Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India road tanker DMA Driver lost control of tanker, loaded with dimethylacetamide, on Mumbai-Goa highway, veering off road; Times of tanker fell into ditch, spilling cargo; one elderly person died after inhaling fumes, 15 others needed treatment India

28/3/19 Ido Ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria road tanker fuel Road tanker rolled over after brakes failed as driver negotiated turn; unspecified fuel spilled from tanker, Punch caught fire; blaze spread to motorcycles parked nearby; residents fled; four people injured

29/3/19 Chandler, Arizona, US truck phosphorus Box truck failed to stop at red light, struck another vehicle; policeman who was first on scene was exposed ABC15 to phosphorus leaking from drums in box truck; driver fled but was later arrested; nearby homes evacuated

29/3/19 Cincinnati, road tanker avgas Some 3,000 gal (11.4 m³) aviation fuel spilled at Lunken Airport due to equipment malfunction during Cincinnati Ohio, US aircraft fuelling; some spilt fuel reached storm drains but valves were closed to prevent it spreading Enquirer

29/3/19 Powell Junction, road tanker fuel Idaho, US Tank truck with unspecified fuel ran off Highway 12, causing 1,200-gal (4,500-litre) spill into ditch running News into river; tanker detached from cab in incident; driver was trapped, rescued by responders Tribune

30/3/19 nr Lintang, road tanker gasoline Fire started on side of road tanker, possibly in tyre, on Kuala Lumpur Expressway; fire spread to tanker, Malay Pahang, Malaysia causing highway to be closed; rapid action by fire crews prevented fire from spreading; no casualties reported Mail

30/3/19 Juab county, freight train propane 23 cars of 165-car UP train derailed south of Eureka; nine derailed cars carried propane, two biodiesel; Deseret Utah, US some propane leaked; responders determined best course of action was a controlled detonation News

31/3/19 Pingtung county, road tanker fuel Taiwan Brand-new Lamborghini crashed head-on into CPC fuel tanker on highway in southern Taiwan; tanker Taiwan smashed through guardrail, fell 7 metres into ditch alongside road; some leak; both drivers trapped, hurt English

4/4/19 Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Nigeria

5/4/19 Topeka, Kansas, US

6/4/19 Yankaba, Nassarawa, Nigeria road tanker fuel Car ran into back of fuel tanker that had slowed to deal with a burst tyre; car caught fire, causing tanker to Daily explode; car driver was trapped and died in fire; tanker driver suffered burns, died later in hospital Post

road tanker ethanol Tank truck with ethanol overturned after collision with SUV on I-70, apparently when one vehicle tried to WIBW avoid dog on the road; leak of ethanol reached nearby creek via drains; two people hospitalised

road tanker gasoline Road tanker overturned after driver lost control, causing spill of gasoline; locals ran to collect fuel, despite Within obvious dangers; traffic halted Nigeria

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

10/3/19 Bay of Biscay, Grande containers Fire broke out in containers aboard ro/ro en route Germany to Morocco; fire ran out of control, prompting FleetMon France America master to abandon ship; vessel capsized, sank two days later; no indication of contents of containers on fire

15/3/19 nr Yizheng, Chuan Wei 5 — Jiangsu, China Chemical tanker suffered explosion while anchoring in Yangtze River; tanker said to be in ballast at time; Splash 247 one crewman missing; firefighting vessels put fire out in a few hours; cause under investigation

24/3/19 Brunsbüttel, Claudia bunkers Bunkering tanker (1,340 dwt, 2003) was struck by out-of-control containership Calisto during bunkering of FleetMon SH, Germany moored bulker; hose broke, spilling small amount of bunker fuel to water; tanker severely damaged

25/3/19 off Fujairah, Aseem — UAE SCI-owned LNG carrier (155,000 m³, 2009), inbound to Ras Laffan, collided with VLCC Shinyo Ocean (281,400 dwt, 2001), at anchor in ballast; both vessels severely damaged, anchored for inspection Splash 247

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

8/3/19 San Miguel, chemical chemicals Fire broke out in building supposedly containing administrative offices but also had lab with stores of various America Ayacucho, Peru factory chemicals; nearby residential homes affected by fumes; fourth incident reported at site, and most serious TV

11/3/19 Henrietta, Texas, US factory MDI Demolition workers at Amesbury Health plant accidentally cut into pipes from storage tanks with residue of Democrat methylene diisocyanate; product leaked as aerosol; two men in demolition crew in intensive care & Chron

13/3/19 Barcelona, heavy oil diluent Two storage tanks exploded at Petro San Felix plant in Orinoco belt; reports of high flames, black smoke Reuters Anzoategui, Venezuela upgrader from two tanks with light oil used to dilute heavy oil; PdVSA did not comment at the time

14/3/19 Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran pipeline natural gas At least five people were killed by explosion in natural gas line, said to have followed leak on stretch between RFE Ahvaz and Mahshahr; some vehicles were caught up in the conflagration

14/3/19 Irpinia, fireworks fireworks Explosion in storage unit at fireworks plant killed at least one, the proprietor; blast was so loud it was heard The WAM Campania, Italy factory several villages away; firefighters combed rubble looking for further casualties

15/3/19 Indian Orchard, postal oxalic acid Four people were hospitalised after exposure to an industrial cleaner containing oxalic acid after a package RSOE Massachusetts, US facility leaked at USPS distribution centre; package was isolated; sender being contacted

16/3/19 Baytown, Texas, US oil refinery gasoline Fire broke out in gasoline unit at ExxonMobil refinery; no shelter in place order despite black smoke spreading RSOE across Houston; air monitoring revealed no issues; operator to investigate incident

17/3/19 Deer Park, storage benzene Major fire broke out in storage tanks at Intercontinental Terminals (ITC) facility; widespread shelter-in-place Houston Texas, US terminal order; Houston Ship Channel closed after chemicals found to have reached waterway; CSB investigating Chronicle

21/3/19 Yancheng, chemical chemicals At least 47 killed, 640 injured by massive explosion at Tianjiayi Chemical fertiliser plant; pictures showed Xinhua Jiangsu, China plant fireball over site; locals thought there was earthquake; fire out in about 12 hours; cause under investigation

21/3/19 Ain Sokhna, fertiliser gas Egypt plant Gas tank exploded during testing at fertiliser plant on Red Sea coast; at least 12 people killed, others injured; AFP police referred incident to prosecutors for investigation

22/3/19 Mohali, chemical chemicals Fire, several explosions at chemical factory; evidence suggested blaze started in underground tank with Times of Punjab, India factory thinner; fire crews battled to prevent blaze spreading to nearby factories; owner had been warned about safety India

23/3/19 Jurong Island, oil refinery — Singapore Fire broke out in empty storage tank undergoing maintenance at ExxonMobil refinery; fire involved residue Channel within the tank; SCDF and refinery fire crews dealt with blaze; no injuries reported; operator investigating NewsAsia

24/3/19 Bengaluru, pipeline natural gas Fire broke out after leak on GAIL pipeline, causing panic in nearby prison; GAIL said line had been Karnataka, India exposed following drain work; burning waste nearby damaged line, igniting leak; GAIL to investigate The Hindu

24/3/19 Mongmao, warehouse gas cylinders At least 16 people killed, 50 injured by explosion in warehouse used to store construction materials, including RSOE Shan, Myanmar gas cylinders, explosives; some of the injured had to be taken to China due to lack of local hospital space

27/3/19 Kropyvnytsky, filling Ukraine station gasoline Fire broke out in service station, cause unknown, spread to five fuel tankers, ten cars, neighbouring building; 112.UA subsequent explosion injured three people, including two firefighters

29/3/19 Qingzhou, Shandong, China factory natural gas Five workers were killed, three injured by explosion in perlite workshop, reportedly due to leakage from fuel AFP tank with LNG; investigation underway

30/3/19 Jodhpur, chemical chemicals Massive fire in chemical factory in Bansi industrial area spread to nearby factories; no casualties reported; ANI Rajasthan, India factory no information on nature of products on site or possible cause of fire

31/3/19 Dickinson, rail loading mercaptan Up to 600 gal ethyl mercaptan leaked from tank at Andeavor Logistics’ Fryburg rail car loading facility; Jamestown N Dakota, US facility widespread evacuation in nearby towns due to strong odour Sun

31/3/19 Erie, Pennsylvania, US coke plant wastewater Tank failed at Erie Coke plant, spilling large volume of wastewater contaminated with benzene, naphthalene, Erie ammonia, cyanide; Pa DEP ordered company to take tank out of service, dispose of contaminated soil News Now