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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
20/2/20
Vehicle Type
Substance
Details
Source
Indianapolis, road tanker jet fuel Indiana, US
Tank truck with 4,000 gal (15 m³) jet fuel overturned, exploded on ramp from I-465 to I-70; spilling fuel spread fire, causing severe damage to surrounding area; driver was pulled out but died two weeks later of burns
Indy Star
23/2/20
Quetta, road tanker LPG Pakistan
Gas tanker exploded inside warehouse, killing six people and badly injuring three more; thought that those involved may have been using the vehicle to smuggle drugs; police investigating
SAMAA
23/2/20
nr Middelburg, road tanker — MP, South Africa
Driver and passenger were killed when road tanker, cargo unknown, ran out of control and overturned several times on N11 some km from Middelburg; cause unclear but was apparently a single-vehicle accident
IOL
25/2/20
nr Austin, road tanker Arkansas, US
Collision between tank truck and passenger vehicle on US 67 spilled some 2,600 gal (10 m³) sulphuric acid to road; no injuries reported but road had to be closed while remediation work was carried out
Arkansas Democrat
26/2/20
East Chicago, freight train crude oil Indiana, US
41 tank cars in CSX oil train detached, with up to ten cars overturning; no leaks reported; nearby businesses evacuated, roads closed during response
CBS
3/3/20
Springfield, rail tank car refrigerant Ohio, US
Responders called to report of explosion at Indiana & Ohio Railway track, found Superior Carriers worker, who had been on top of car to unload 177,000 lb (80 t) R124a refrigerant, suffering frostbite after valve failed
Springf’d News-Sun
9/3/20
Swalwell, road tanker propane Alberta, Canada
CN freight train collided with propane tanker, presumably on grade crossing, causing leak of gas; small town was ordered to evacuate in case of explosion; no injuries reported
CBC
10/3/20
Keystone Heights, road tanker gasoline Florida, US
Gasoline tank truck overturned after crash on SR 21, causing leak of more than 1,500 gal (5,700 litres) fuel; spill was contained; rest of cargo transferred; road closed, nearby day care centre evacuated
News4jax
11/3/20
Howrah, road tanker natural gas W Bengal, India
Road tanker, said to be carrying natural gas (LNG?) from Haldia, overturned on NH 6 after driver lost control, hit median; highway was blocked for several hours; no leak or injuries reported
PTI
16/6/20
Flagstaff, road tanker fuel Arizona, US
Tank truck, cargo unspecified, crashed under I-40 bridge, causing massive fire; highway was closed for a time as fire crews dealt with incident; driver hospitalised with injuries; cause unknown
AZ Family
18/3/20
Thane, road tanker chemical Maharashtra, India
Road tanker carrying an unidentified flammable chemical caught fire, cause unknown, at Shil Phata; fire sparked two explosions, which knocked tanker over; driver suffered injuries; severe traffic disruption
PTI
18/3/20
Baxter, road tanker — Minnesota, US
Tank truck, cargo not specified, rolled over on Highway 371, blocking traffic; driver injured; hazmat crews called in with spill response equipment but not known if there was any leak of cargo
Brainerd Dispatch
21/3/20
Santa Maria, road tanker crude oil California, US
Tank truck with 6,000 gal (22.7 m³) crude oil overturned on SR 166, rolled down embankment and spilled cargo into Cuyama River, which feeds nearby reservoir; berms, booms deployed to prevent spill spreading
CBS
22/3/20
Vattappara, road tanker LPG Kerala, India
Hindustan Petroleum gas tanker overturned on NH 66, blocking highway; no leak reported but nearby homes evacuated; cargo transferred by IOC personnel; police said driver was speeding; site is an accident black spot
Times of India
22/3/20
Manatee county, road tanker fuel Florida, US
Driver of tank truck turned too quickly from US 41 to on-ramp to I-275, causing 8,600-gal (32.5-m³) load to shift and tanker to overturn; some 3,600 gal spilled to road, shoulder; police investigating
HeraldTribune
25/3/20
Lahore, road tanker LPG Pakistan
Gas tanker exploded after “road mishap” in Shahdara area; resulting fire engulfed fuel station, nearby shops; at least seven people injured; toll would have been higher except for Covid-19 lockdown
Xinhua
sulphuric acid
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS Date
Location
13/2/20
Details
Source
Bay of Biscay, FRI Dolphin corn France
General cargo ship alerted authorities to four crew having been poisoned during fumigation of corn cargo for Hull; paramedics arrived by helicopter, found one crewman dead; ship diverted to Brest to discharge others
FleetMon
18/2/20
Sablons, Pampero VCM Isère, France
Self-propelled tank barge with 2,200 tonnes vinyl chloride ran aground on the Rhône at locks; wheelhouse was torn away, hull buckled; responders found some release of gas through ruptures; leaks plugged by divers
Shipwreck Log
26/2/20
nr Eich, Piz Ela RP, Germany
Self-propelled tank barge with caustic soda struck barge loaded with gravel, which was badly damaged; tank barge also damaged but no release of cargo; tank barge master found to have no licence; police investigating
Shipwreck Log
5/3/20
off Bahia Blanca, San Matias I crude oil Argentina
Product tanker (69,650 dwt, 2005) with 65,000 t crude oil for Puerto Rosales grounded in fairway approach to Bahia Blanca; hull not breached; several tugs attended to free tanker
FleetMon
HCB MONTHLY | MAY 2020
Vessel
Substance
caustic soda
