Incident Log

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

8/1/22 Oklaunion, freight train ethanol BNSF train with 98 tank cars with ethanol suffered derailment near US 287; 29 derailed cars caught fire; KAU Texas, US crews from Sheppard AFB assisted in response but fire was allowed to burn out; one nearby home destroyed

12/1/22 Navi Mumbai, road tanker ammonia Road tanker with ammonia overturned after collision with truck on JNPT road at Kalamboli; some leak of Times of Maharashtra, India product, prompting road closure; driver was trapped in cab until fire crews cut him free India

14/1/22 Canoga Park, road tanker fuel California, US Tanker truck with unspecified fuel was in collision with car; tanker crashed into fountain, burst into flames; Epoch car driver killed in fire; some 1,000 gal (3,800 litres) fuel spilled to street Times

17/1/22 Abu Dhabi, road tankers oil UAE Authorities suspect drone attack by Houthi rebels sparked small explosions in three road tankers with oil at AP Adnoc storage facility; blasts coincided with attack that caused fire in international airport nearby

17/1/22 Wayne, New Jersey, US road tanker diesel Tank truck with 2,000 gal (7.5 m3) diesel overturned on Route 23, spilling much of load to storm drain; police said driver was going too fast into turn in wet conditions; booms deployed to contain spill north jersey.com

17/1/22 nr Powder Springs, truck Georgia, US propane Fire broke out on truck with some 140 propane cylinders; fire crews were on scene dealing with fire when Fox5 there was an explosion involving about 60 cylinders; fire spread to building but no injuries reported

18/1/22 Ulhasnagar, road tanker sulphuric Three bystanders were injured by spill of sulphuric acid from road tanker after it went over speed bump; Times of Maharashtra, India acid seems that this loosened valve, allowing acid to spill alongside; police, tanker crew fixed valve India

18/1/22 Durban, KZN, South Africa road tanker paraffin Road tanker with 40,000 litres paraffin overturned on N2 after driver lost control, skidded across median and The South was struck by motorbike and another vehicle; biker badly injured; no leak reported; road closed for recovery African

20/1/22 Bogoso, Western, Ghana truck explosives Truck carrying explosives from Tarkwa to Chirano gold mine collided with motorcycle; fire broke out, followed by massive explosion; at least 13 people killed, nearby village largely destroyed BBC

21/1/22 Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana road tanker fuel Fire broke out on road tanker during suspected illegal siphoning of unspecified fuel to tricycle; fire spread to Joy abandoned factory nearby; thought that sparks from tricycle’s motor ignited fuel vapours; no injuries Online

21/1/22 Redding, road tanker petroleum Tank truck carrying transmix (UN 1268) overturned outside Safeway store, spilling fuel; police said driver Record California, US was going too fast, hit raised kerb; spilling fuel reached storm drain, canal and creek; shelter-in-place ordered Searchl’t

27/1/22 Ohoro, Delta, Nigeria road tanker fuel Parked road tanker caught fire, exploded overnight; two people killed; several buildings destroyed, along with Vanguard other property; calls for more safety measures in areas used as temporary rest stops by oil, gas tankers

28/1/22 Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria road tanker gasoline Road tanker overturned on road in bad condition; tanker exploded, spreading fire that destroyed more than Vanguard five nearby buildings, burned other shops; no report of injuries

29/1/22 Umuahia, road tanker diesel Fire broke out under road tanker during discharge of diesel at filling station; tanker exploded; other motorists Vanguard Abia, Nigeria abandoned their vehicles and fled for safety; fire crews prevented fire from spreading to nearby buildings

1/2/22 Tampa, Florida, US road tanker jet fuel Tank truck with aviation fuel overturned on Gandy Boulevard, spilling load; no injuries reported but spilt fuel Tampa damaged road surface, which required resurfacing Bay Times

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

15/1/22 Ventanilla, Mare Doricum crude oil d’Amico tanker (158,300 dwt, 2009), discharging crude at mooring buoy, was hit by heavy waves caused by Maritime Peru volcano in Tonga; some 12,000 bbl crude lost to sea; tanker arrested; authorities closed Repsol refinery Executive

20/1/22 Motril, Granada, Spain Balat scrap Fire broke out in cargo of scrap metal in hold of general cargo ship (11,000 dwt, 2006) in port; fire was quickly brought under control by shoreside fire crews and tugs; no injuries reported FleetMon

22/1/22 Gulf of Siam, Por Thailand Andaman 2 fuel

28/1/22 Mae Ramphueng, pipeline oil Thailand Product tanker with up to 500 tonnes fuel, sank 62 nm north of Koh Samui Island; cause not known; all crew FleetMon rescued; some oil leaked from tanker, causing slick 10 km long; slick expected to dissolve

Some 50 tonnes oil (unspecified) leaked from underwater pipeline to offshore loading buoy at Star Petroleum Maritime refinery in Rayong province; spill reached nearby beach, which was closed to the public Executive

1/2/22 Kaohsiung, Torm Emilie naphtha Product tanker (75,000 dwt, 2004) with naphtha cargo contacted breakwater while shifting berth; hull Taiwan breached in way of ballast tanks, took on water; tanker listed; no leak but booms deployed FleetMon

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

23/12/21 Baytown, oil refinery oil Texas, US Large fire broke out at ExxonMobil refinery, described as “major industrial accident”; some reports suggested CBS explosion prior to fire, said to be in gasoline unit; four workers injured; site teams fought fire

27/12/21 New Orleans, pipeline diesel Collins Pipeline’s ageing Meraux line, said to be badly corroded, ruptured east of New Orleans, spilling some AP Louisiana, US 1.1m litres diesel to wetland; large impact on wildlife; repairs to line had been delayed

1/1/22 nr Virudhunagar, fireworks fireworks Four workers killed, eight more injured by fire at licensed fireworks unit; few further details but police said News18 Tamil Nadu, India factory investigation was underway to ascertain cause of the accident

4/1/22 Antipinsky, oil refinery oil Tyumen, Russia Fire broke out at Antipinsky refinery, Russia’s largest independent facility; no indication as to cause of fire or TASS what products were involved; no injuries reported; fire was put out the same day

13/1/22 Philadelphia, chemical phenol Up to 2,000 gal (7.5 m3) phenol spilled from tank at AdvanSix plant, reportedly after worker failed to close Philly Pennsylvania, US plant valve during loading of rail car; site team managed to contain spill, though PaDEP said some reached sewer Enquirer

14/1/22 Passaic, New Jersey, US warehouse chlorine Major fire broke out at Majestic Industries warehouse, involving furniture, spreading to adjacent Qualco plant ABC producing pool chemicals and threatening stock of chlorine pellets; fire crews managed to prevent spread

17/1/22 Hammersbach, filling Hesse, Germany station unknown Fire broke out in two cars near fuel pump at highway service station, reportedly after small explosion; two DW people found dead in their cars; fire damaged restaurant; police investigating incident

24/1/22 Ceres, farm supply sulphur Fire broke out in Stanislaus Farm Supply facility as worker was changing a light bulb; spark ignited dust of Modesto California, US company fertiliser-grade sulphur in warehouse; major response; shelter-in-place ordered; no injuries reported Bee

28/1/22 Piedra Fina, pipeline crude oil Heavy rains caused mudslide that ruptured OCP oil pipeline, resulting in leak of “huge quantity” of crude oil, AFP Napo, Ecuador according to environment ministry; some water courses affected; operator collected spill, repaired line

31/1/22 Winston-Salem, fertiliser ammonium Massive fire broke out at Winston Weaver fertiliser plant, threatening stocks of 600 t AN, 5,000 t fertiliser; CNN N Carolina, US plant nitrate some 6,000 people evacuated, including 200 prison inmates; gas supplies shut off; fire burned for days

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