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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
Details
Source
7/1/21
Apapa, road tanker gasoline Lagos, Nigeria
Road tanker with 55,000 litres gasoline overturned after driver failed to negotiate bend; cargo spilled from tank but fire was averted, though locals panicked and fled; some damage to flyover
Vanguard
8/1/21
Kuwait City, vacuum tanker — Kuwait
Two workers killed, one injured by explosion during welding work on vacuum tanker that was used to carry fuel; vehicle was blown 30 metres away, crashing into road bridge; police investigating incident
Kuwait Times
11/1/21
Bozeman, road tanker LPG Montana, US
Gas tanker slid on ice, struck propane tank at concrete plant; tank was cracked by impact, causing leak of gas, ABC7 which was ignited; tank exploded; no injuries reported
12/1/21
nr Alur, road tanker Karnataka, India
Road tanker overturned on Alur-Aspari Road, reportedly due to driver inattention, causing leak of acid from cargo tank; no fire but responders were on hand with foam; remaining cargo transferred to second tanker
The Hindu
12/1/21
nr Basin, road tanker unknown Montana, US
Tank truck overturned on I-15, due to icy patch on curve; reports speak of fire, though few details; driver killed in incident; southbound lanes closed during response, cleanup
KRTV
12/1/21
nr Nephi, road tanker gasoline Utah, US
Pup trailer detached from tank truck, rolled over and leaked gasoline on median of I-15; both lanes closed for KUTV several hours; no threat to public and no word of injuries
19/1/21
Abeokuta, road tanker gasoline Ogun, Nigeria
Speeding road tanker crashed, spilling gasoline cargo and causing explosion; at least three people killed, more injured; several vehicles destroyed in blaze; driver said brakes failed
Daily Post
19/1/21
Memphis, rail tank car cooking oil Tennessee, US
Two workers at Runyon Industries suffered burn injuries while attempting to open top cover of tank car with a “cooking oil product” when flash fire occurred; one fractured leg after falling; investigation underway
AP
21/1/21
Baytown, road tanker unknown Texas, US
Tank truck driver injured when his vehicle overturned on Spur 330; trailer detached from tractor during incident; cause unknown but truck had apparently hit overhead sign
Baytown Sun
23/1/21
Agbor, road tanker LPG (?) Delta, Nigeria
Four people killed, 11 injured when road tanker exploded during delivery of “gas” to service station; nearby homes, vehicles damaged by blast; fortunately the location is not in a densely populated are
APP
HCB MONTHLY | MARCH 2021
Vehicle Type
Substance
hydrochloric acid
