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INCIDENT LOG

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

2/8/19 Irvine, Alberta, Canada freight train flammables 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 Road tanker with diesel caught fire in heavy rain on Klang Valley Expressway; vehicle largely destroyed in Malay Malaysia blaze but no injuries reported; fire crews were quickly on scene; no indication of cause Mail

4/8/19 Eureka county, road tanker sulphuric Tractor-trailer ran into rear of tank truck with sulphuric acid on I-80; tank was breached, leaking acid to road; KKOH Nevada, US acid both drivers hospitalised; road closed during response

5/8/19 nr White City, road tanker jet fuel Double tank trailer with aviation fuel to support wildfire response efforts overturned on Antioch Road, spilling KDRV Oregon, US some 2,500 gal (9.5 m³) fuel from rear trailer; driver hospitalised; road closed for 12 hours

10/8/19 Morogoro, Tanzania road tanker gasoline More than 100 people thought to have died when road tanker exploded after rolling over on busy road after CNN trying to avoid motorcycle; thought that most of those killed were collecting fuel spilling from tanker

13/8/19 Clairton, Pennsylvania, US

17/8/19 Sulaimani, Iraq road tanker gasoline Tank truck with 8,000 gal (30 m³) gasoline crashed over embankment onto rail tracks near Clairton Coke WPXI Works plant; driver said brakes failed; NS train managed to stop before hitting wreck

road tanker fuel Road tanker overturned, caught fire on Erbil-Khabat road; driver rescued by bystanders and not badly hurt; NRT road closed while fire crews dealt with blaze Digital

17/8/19 nr Culbertson, truck Montana, US radioactives 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

18/8/19 Rubirizi, Uganda road tanker fuel 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 AP

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19/8/19 Putnam Valley, road tanker asphalt Tank truck crashed into tree, spilling some 3,300 gal (12.5 m³) ‘liquid asphalt material’ into stream; USA

New York, US driver said brakes failed; water intake for nearby town of Peekskill shut off; driver suffered broken leg 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 flammable Sindle Trucking tank truck with “petroleum-based chemical” was in collision with tractor on US 61, causing Vicksburg Mississippi, US chemical gash in tank; some cargo spilled to road but did not catch fire; shelter-in-place ordered for nearby school Post

22/8/19 Palma, Mallorca, Spain road tanker aviation Fire broke out on valve of tanker engaged in aircraft refuelling at Palma airport; tanker was moved clear of Euro fuel the aircraft while airport fire crews attended; fire did not spread to tank; no injuries reported Weekly

24/8/19 Mowe, Ogun, Nigeria

26/8/19 Sagana, Central, Kenya road tanker fuel Road tanker overturned on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway outside NIPCO filling station, spilling fuel; some Punch people seen collecting fuel but no fire occurred; road closed for several hours, causing severe delays

road tanker gasoline Road tanker lost control on hill on Kenol-Sagana road, hitting other vehicles; tanker caught fire; driver fled; Citizen five people injured in collisions but no casualties as a result of fire Digital

26/8/19 nr Lobdell, road tankers flammables Multi-vehicle collision on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge on I-10 caused major fire, with at least three tank trucks KATC Louisiana, US involved, some carrying flammable materials; one dead, several injured; road closed in both directions

30/8/19 Dikko, Niger, Nigeria road tanker gasoline Road tanker exploded on Kaduna-Abuja highway, cause unknown; driver fled; fire destroyed 19 vehicles, Sahara 35 nearby shops; six people killed, several more injured; state authorities advised traders to relocate Reporters

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

9/8/19 off Gujarat, India APL Le Havre unknown 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, — Indiana, US cyanide Discharge of cyanide and ammonia from ArcelorMittal plant caused major fish kill in river and nearby RSOE marina; locals concerned that it took several days to be alerted, despite clear signs of pollution in water

15/8/19 Lagos, Nigeria Sea Voyager — Fire broke out aboard product tanker (6,700 dwt, 1992) during anchoring off Lagos; tanker appeared to be in FleetMon ballast at the time; crew evacuated; fire teams dealt with blaze; cause unknown

16/8/19 nr Port Sulphur, pipeline crude oil Oil leak from Time Energy pipeline was largely contained in Cox Bay, though there was some pollution of Maritime Louisiana, US marshland that could not be recovered; operator, OMI Environmental and USCG working to mitigate impact Executive

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

28/7/19 Zaporizhya, titanium titanium Failure on transfer line led to leak of titanium tetrachloride at ZTML titanium-magnesium plant; responders AP Ukraine plant tetrachloride used water curtain to prevent leak spreading; no off-site impact reported

31/7/19 Baytown, Texas, US oil refinery olefins Explosion, fire in olefins unit at ExxonMobil refinery caused 66 site personnel to receive treatment; 5,000 NBC nearby residents ordered to shelter in place; county fire marshal investigating cause

31/7/19 New Haven, chemical chlorine Nearby businesses warned to stay indoors after leak of chlorine at Kuehne Company plant, which makes Connecticut, US plant pool treatment chemicals; fire crews brought situation under control without injury NBC

1/8/19 Lincoln county, pipeline natural gas Enbridge’s 30-inch line from Texas to New York ruptured, causing major fire and damage to nearby area; Courier Kentucky, US one person died, five others were injured; NTSB investigating incident Journal

2/8/19 Nextlalpan, pipeline LPG México, Mexico Some 2,000 people were evacuated from rural community north of Mexico City due to leak of LPG from Pemex line following illegal tap; nearby road, rail line closed; gas supply shut off, line purged Wash’ton Post

5/8/19 Achinsk, Siberia, Russia

9/8/19 Reyhanli, Hatay, Turkey arms depot munitions At least eight people injured by series of explosions at ammunition store used for artillery shells; two more TASS explosions at the site a few days later injured more, caused property damage nearby; 16,000 evacuated

arms depot ammunition Series of explosions at military ammunition depot close to football stadium near border with Syria; main highway, other roads closed; no indication of casualties; cause under investigation Arab News

13/8/19 Msunduzi, edible oil oils, acids Unspecified accident at Willowton Group edible oil refinery spilled substantial amount of oil and “caustic acid” RSOE KZN, South Africa factory to nearby land and streams; local authorities auditing plant’s procedures; significant fish kill

14/8/19 Siem Reap, filling Cambodia station gasoline Explosion at illegal filling station during delivery of fuel; 13 people, including tourists, severely injured; police were searching for owner of the filling station; thought that spark from power supply ignited vapours CNE

14/8/19 Al-Hartha, pipeline natural gas Explosion on main gas line cut off power to local area, led to major fire; incident thought to be due to Kurdistan Basra, Iraq technical error that stopped gas flow 24

16/8/19 Savannah, chemical petroleum Fire broke out in warehouse containing petroleum products at Nexeo Plastics facility; fire crews managed SBJ Georgia, US distributor products to contain fire to warehouse building and bring it under control; cause of fire not known

17/8/19 Patancheru, chemical solvents Fire broke out at National Chemical plant during transfer of chemical solvents to storage shed; thought that Times of Telangana, India plant spark triggered the fire; small explosions spread fire to another storage unit, causing substantial damage India

18/8/19 San Nicolás, perfumery chemicals Fire broke out at Kemcare facility, leading to series of explosions; authorities recommended residents NL, Mexico evacuate; power outages reported nearby; cause under investigation El Horizonte

21/8/19 Geismar, chemical hydrochloric Leak in pipe at Westlake Chemicals’ VCM unit released hydrochloric acid, which formed a cloud; unit shut WBRZ Louisiana, US plant acid down, roads closed; no injuries reported; cause under investigation

23/8/19 Dammam, Saudi Arabia factory hydrogen 39 workers were injured (some reports incorrectly said they were killed) by leak of hydrogen sulphide at sulphide factory (possibly metallurgical plant); no further details available Reuters

24/8/19 Goregaon, warehouses chemicals Fire broke out in two godowns used to store chemicals and pharmaceuticals in Udyog Nagar industrial estate; Mumbai Mumbai, India two firemen needed treatment for smoke inhalation; fire proved very difficult to fight Mirror

24/8/19 Cato Ridge, chemical mercuric Some 500 t pellets of mercuric chloride were burned in a fire in a warehouse at Metallica Chemicals plant; IOL Natal, South Africa plant chloride health concerns raised due to smoke from fire; nearby businesses invited to evacuate

24/8/19 Ocumare del Tuy, gas filling LPG Explosion at PdVSA gas filling plant led to evacuation of 6,500 people; fire brought under control with no Morning Miranda, Venezuela plant casualties; authorities spoke of sabotage and terrorist activity Star

26/8/19 Rochester, New York, US postal depot mercury USPS distribution centre was closed after leak of mercury from package; customer facility in Syracuse was WHAM also closed after contamination was found; package has been on its way from Rochester to Marcellus

28/8/19 Omachi, Saga, Japan ironworks oil Up to 114 m³ unspecified oil leaked from ironworks; thought that torrential rain caused water to flow into the RSOE plant and wash the oil out; nearby rice fields, residential area affected but spill did not reach river or sea

28/8/19 Orhionmwon, filling station gasoline Fire broke out at filling station, apparently in pump, during delivery of gasoline; nearby residents gathered Nigerian Edo, Nigeria to try and put fire out but were overcome; some minor injuries reported Observer

28/8/19 Bayonne, New Jersey, US oil terminal sodium Five workers needed hospital treatment after leak of sodium hydroxide at IMTT terminal; operator did not Hudson hydroxide reveal many details about the incident Reporter

31/8/19 Dhule,

chemical gas cylinders 13 workers killed, more than 70 injured by series of explosions in gas cylinders; incident was aggravated Maharashtra, India plant by presence of hydrogen cylinders and drummed chemicals, which helped spread the blaze The Hindu

3/9/19 Oudalle, Seine-Mar, France lube plant fuel Fire broke out in filtration room of Lubrizol plant near Le Havre; emergency procedures were triggered; Actu.fr major response by fire crews; fire quickly brought under control, with no reports of casualties