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INCIDENT LOG

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

7/1/21 Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria road tanker gasoline Road tanker with 55,000 litres gasoline overturned after driver failed to negotiate bend; cargo spilled from Vanguard tank but fire was averted, though locals panicked and fled; some damage to flyover

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 Kuwait fuel; vehicle was blown 30 metres away, crashing into road bridge; police investigating incident Times

11/1/21 Bozeman, Montana, US

12/1/21 nr Alur, Karnataka, India road tanker LPG 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

road tanker hydrochloric Road tanker overturned on Alur-Aspari Road, reportedly due to driver inattention, causing leak of acid from The acid cargo tank; no fire but responders were on hand with foam; remaining cargo transferred to second tanker Hindu

12/1/21 nr Basin, Montana, US

12/1/21 nr Nephi, Utah, US road tanker unknown Tank truck overturned on I-15, due to icy patch on curve; reports speak of fire, though few details; driver KRTV killed in incident; southbound lanes closed during response, cleanup

road tanker gasoline 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, Ogun, Nigeria

19/1/21 Memphis, Tennessee, US

21/1/21 Baytown, Texas, US

23/1/21 Agbor, Delta, Nigeria road tanker gasoline Speeding road tanker crashed, spilling gasoline cargo and causing explosion; at least three people killed, more Daily injured; several vehicles destroyed in blaze; driver said brakes failed Post

rail tank car cooking oil Two workers at Runyon Industries suffered burn injuries while attempting to open top cover of tank car with AP a “cooking oil product” when flash fire occurred; one fractured leg after falling; investigation underway

road tanker unknown Tank truck driver injured when his vehicle overturned on Spur 330; trailer detached from tractor during Baytown incident; cause unknown but truck had apparently hit overhead sign Sun

road tanker LPG (?) Four people killed, 11 injured when road tanker exploded during delivery of “gas” to service station; nearby APP homes, vehicles damaged by blast; fortunately the location is not in a densely populated are

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

26/12/20 Kodiak Island, Spar Alaska, US

28/12/20 Butinge, Lithuania hydraulic US Coast Guard buoy tender spilled unknown quantity of hydraulic oil in Womens Bay; source of discharge Maritime oil secured, cleanup contractor appointed, cause under investigation Executive

oil Orlen Lietuva reported spill of up to 2 tonnes of unspecified pollutant from its import terminal; spill spread LRT over 1 km² of sea, drifting north; Lithuanian Navy deployed to liquidate slick

31/12/20 Paraíso, Tabasco, Mexico pipeline oil Fire broke out after rupture in pipeline to loading platform off Nueva Refineria Dos Bocas; local fishermen Radio reported oil spill, potential damage to oyster beds; line shut in ahead of repairs by operator Pemex Fiji

11/1/21 Valdez,

Polar Alaska, US Endeavour crude oil Oil tanker (141,740 dwt, 2001), having just loaded cargo, was in collision with harbour tug Courageous that FleetMon went out of control; tanker was holed above waterline, remained at Valdez for repair, departed a week later

14/1/21 off Côte d’Ivoire Espoir oil Ivoirien Two workers died inside cargo tank of FPSO (155,000 dwt, 1975) when hydrocarbons leaked into the tank; Maritime those who died were apparently overcome by vapours; production was stopped, leak contained Executive

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

20/12/20 Taoyuan, Taiwan pharmaceutical chemicals One worker died from injuries received during massive explosion at SCI Pharmtech factory, a major producer TEN plant of hydroxychloroquine APIs; resulting fire burned for three days, possibly as a result of leaking chemicals

20/12/20 Fresno, California, US storage yard chemicals Massive fire broke out at “storage yard”, causing several tanks with fuel to explode; responders concentrated KFSN on preventing fire from spreading to neighbouring properties; unidentified chemicals involved in fire

21/12/20 Casalbordino, gunpowder gunpowder Three people killed by explosion in gunpowder processing factory; part of the town was ordered to evacuate ANSA Chieti, Italy factory in case of further explosions; cause under investigation

24/12/20 El Arish, N Sinai, Egypt pipeline natural gas Explosion on key pipeline caused fire but no casualties; local supplies not affected; investigation underway AP but some witnesses reported seeing militants planting explosives before fleeing the scene

5/1/21 Oduoha, Rivers, Nigeria pipeline natural gas Rupture in one of two gas pipelines to Bonny terminal said in some reports to have caused explosion but no Punch injuries reported; not clear if it was on NLNG or Agip line; gas continued to escape for more than a day

7/1/21 Ningxiang, recycling batteries One killed, up to 20 injured by powerful explosion in CATL’s Brunp Recycling Technology factor, said to Reuters Hunan, China plant be the largest in China recycling used lithium batteries; blast said to be in old workshop, will not affect output

7/1/21 Skeikhupura, oil factory oil Punjab, Pakistan Three workers were killed when part of “oil factory” (not clear if refinery or depot) collapsed after fire broke SAMAA out; large cloud of smoke seen over nearby area; additional fire crews came from Lahore; investigation started

9/1/21 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan warehouse paint Fire broke out in warehouse at paint factory in SITE area, proved difficult to bring under control due to large SAMAA stocks of paint thinner, fuels; some reports said gas cylinders were also involved; at least eight injured

9/1/21 nr Kalaidyntsy, pipeline natural gas Explosion struck Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas line; locals asked to shut off gas appliances in case of 112.UA Poltava, Ukraine supply shutdown; no casualties reported; cause under investigation, sabotage not ruled out

16/1/21 Pasir Gudang, palm oil glycerine One worker killed, two injured by explosion during welding on storage tank with 800 tonnes of glycerine; Borneo Johor, Malaysia plant fatality caused by worker falling from top of tank; no fire and production continued as normal Post

18/1/21 New Town, tank battery crude oil, Explosion at tank battery sparked fire in 14 tanks and caused spill of crude oil and produced water; fire was KVRR N Dakota, US brine allowed to burn out; oil spill estimated at 600 bbl was contained on site or consumed in fire

19/1/21 Homs, Syria

20/1/21 Janzur, Libya oil depot crude oil Fire broke out in crude oil storage tank in tank farm near Homs refinery; some reports suggest fire started Reuters after explosion in road tanker delivering crude and spread to several other tankers; no casualties reported

warehouse ammunition Fire, explosion at ammunition warehouse at naval academy killed three people, injured four more; videos Reuters showed massive flames at site, surrounded by ambulances, fire tenders; cause under investigation

20/1/21 Christchurch, transport nitric acid Some 1,000 litres nitric acid spilled at Owens Transport yard, volume suggesting IBC may have ruptured; NZ New Zealand depot responders contained spill, neutralised acid; no serious injuries; motorists urged to avoid area Herald

21/1/21 Baton Rouge, tank cleaning maleic Some 500 gal (1,900 litres) maleic anhydride spilled at Quala Wash depot, cause unknown; 150-foot perimeter WAFB9 Louisiana, US depot anhydride set up; residents of nearby trailer part advised to evacuate or shelter in place; no off-site air impact recorded

25/1/21 Dalian, Liaoning, China pipeline natural gas Gas pipeline exploded near residential area in Jinzhou district; eight people injured in blast, which sparked Xinhua fire that spread to auto repair shop, causing another explosion that killed three; investigation found leak on line