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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
Vehicle Type
Substance
2/8/19
Irvine, freight train flammables Alberta, Canada
At least 10 cars of CP train derailed near Medicine Hat; cargo unclear but said to include flammable chemicals; Globe & 7-km evacuation zone; one car on fire, with flames spreading to grass; Trans-Canada Highway closed Mail
3/8/19
Kuala Lumpur, road tanker diesel Malaysia
Road tanker with diesel caught fire in heavy rain on Klang Valley Expressway; vehicle largely destroyed in blaze but no injuries reported; fire crews were quickly on scene; no indication of cause
4/8/19
Eureka county, road tanker Nevada, US
Tractor-trailer ran into rear of tank truck with sulphuric acid on I-80; tank was breached, leaking acid to road; KKOH both drivers hospitalised; road closed during response
5/8/19
nr White City, road tanker jet fuel Oregon, US
Double tank trailer with aviation fuel to support wildfire response efforts overturned on Antioch Road, spilling KDRV some 2,500 gal (9.5 m³) fuel from rear trailer; driver hospitalised; road closed for 12 hours
10/8/19
Morogoro, road tanker gasoline Tanzania
More than 100 people thought to have died when road tanker exploded after rolling over on busy road after trying to avoid motorcycle; thought that most of those killed were collecting fuel spilling from tanker
CNN
13/8/19
Clairton, road tanker gasoline Pennsylvania, US
Tank truck with 8,000 gal (30 m³) gasoline crashed over embankment onto rail tracks near Clairton Coke Works plant; driver said brakes failed; NS train managed to stop before hitting wreck
WPXI
17/8/19
Sulaimani, road tanker fuel Iraq
Road tanker overturned, caught fire on Erbil-Khabat road; driver rescued by bystanders and not badly hurt; road closed while fire crews dealt with blaze
NRT Digital
17/8/19
nr Culbertson, truck radioactives Montana, US
Owl Inc truck carrying low radioactive oilfield filters failed to yield at crossing, was struck by BNSF passenger train; both men in cab were killed; filters were thrown across tracks; no lights at the crossing
AP
18/8/19
Rubirizi, road tanker fuel Uganda
Road tanker failed to negotiate curve, fell over onto other vehicles near shops, caught fire; blaze spread quickly to properties; at least 20 people known to have died in fire; fire crews took two hours to arrive
PML Daily
19/8/19
Putnam Valley, road tanker asphalt New York, US
Tank truck crashed into tree, spilling some 3,300 gal (12.5 m³) ‘liquid asphalt material’ into stream; driver said brakes failed; water intake for nearby town of Peekskill shut off; driver suffered broken leg
USA Today
20/8/19
nr Chinook, road tanker fuel Alberta, Canada
At least 10 vehicles were involved in crash on Highway 9; one road tanker with fuel caught fire, spreading blaze to other vehicles; three killed, ten injured; accident happened near road works
Global News
21/8/19
Warren county, road tanker Mississippi, US
flammable chemical
Sindle Trucking tank truck with “petroleum-based chemical” was in collision with tractor on US 61, causing gash in tank; some cargo spilled to road but did not catch fire; shelter-in-place ordered for nearby school
Vicksburg Post
22/8/19
Palma, road tanker Mallorca, Spain
aviation fuel
Fire broke out on valve of tanker engaged in aircraft refuelling at Palma airport; tanker was moved clear of the aircraft while airport fire crews attended; fire did not spread to tank; no injuries reported
Euro Weekly
24/8/19
Mowe, road tanker fuel Ogun, Nigeria
Road tanker overturned on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway outside NIPCO filling station, spilling fuel; some people seen collecting fuel but no fire occurred; road closed for several hours, causing severe delays
Punch
26/8/19
Sagana, road tanker gasoline Central, Kenya
Road tanker lost control on hill on Kenol-Sagana road, hitting other vehicles; tanker caught fire; driver fled; five people injured in collisions but no casualties as a result of fire
Citizen Digital
26/8/19
nr Lobdell, road tankers flammables Louisiana, US
Multi-vehicle collision on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge on I-10 caused major fire, with at least three tank trucks involved, some carrying flammable materials; one dead, several injured; road closed in both directions
KATC
30/8/19
Dikko, road tanker gasoline Niger, Nigeria
Road tanker exploded on Kaduna-Abuja highway, cause unknown; driver fled; fire destroyed 19 vehicles, 35 nearby shops; six people killed, several more injured; state authorities advised traders to relocate
Sahara Reporters
sulphuric acid
Details
Source
Malay Mail
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS Date
Location
Details
Source
9/8/19
off Gujarat, APL Le Havre unknown India
Fire broke out in six containers in aft section of 10,100-teu containership from Karachi for Mumbai; crew managed to bring fire under control; vessel brought to Mundra for inspection; no injuries reported
Splash 24/7
12/8/19
Little Calumet River, — cyanide Indiana, US
Discharge of cyanide and ammonia from ArcelorMittal plant caused major fish kill in river and nearby marina; locals concerned that it took several days to be alerted, despite clear signs of pollution in water
RSOE
15/8/19
Lagos, Sea Voyager — Nigeria
Fire broke out aboard product tanker (6,700 dwt, 1992) during anchoring off Lagos; tanker appeared to be in ballast at the time; crew evacuated; fire teams dealt with blaze; cause unknown
FleetMon
16/8/19
nr Port Sulphur, pipeline crude oil Louisiana, US
Oil leak from Time Energy pipeline was largely contained in Cox Bay, though there was some pollution of marshland that could not be recovered; operator, OMI Environmental and USCG working to mitigate impact
Maritime Executive
HCB MONTHLY | NOVEMBER 2019
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