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INCIDENT LOG

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

1/9/20 Gothenburg, freight trains chemicals Large part of eastern Gothenburg was cordoned off after two freight trains collided during switching in yard; The Sweden one car overturned; one train had ethylene oxide, hydrogen peroxide; no leak reported but danger of explosion Local.se

4/9/20 Chardavol, truck Ilam, Iran chlorine Gas cylinder with chlorine exploded during transport by truck; “driver carelessness” suspected; at least 210 Khaleej people were affected by gas, though not seriously; other cylinders on truck were stabilised by fire crews Times

6/9/20 Lambata, Niger, Nigeria road tanker fuel Road tanker collided head-on with another truck as both tried to avoid potholes in road; tanker was ruptured, This Day exploded; burning fuel spread to nearby shops, houses; no fatalities reported as area was quiet on Sunday

10/9/20 Liberty township, road tanker adhesive Tank truck took ramp onto I-80 too fast, rolled over; driver and his dog escaped unhurt from cab; flammable WKBN Ohio, US adhesive load spilled from tanker, necessitating extensive cleanup; driver cited for carelessness

14/9/20 Anthony, Lagos, Nigeria road tanker fuel Driver lost control of laden road tanker, collided with five other vehicles; tanker was not compromised and Premium there were no reports of injuries; all vehicles were towed away quickly to allow road to reopen Times

14/9/20 Tuba, Benguet, road tanker gasoline Road tanker with 24,000 litres gasoline fell into ravine after driver attempted to overtake another tanker; Pilipino Philippines driver hospitalised with injuries; no report of fire and no word of loss of cargo Star

17/9/20 Mülheim, NRW, Germany road tanker fuel Road tanker caught fire under railway bridge after collision with car on A40; tanker had 35,000 litre cargo of 24Vest unspecified fuel; both drivers injured; damage to road surface; bridge being inspected for safety

21/9/20 nr Wartburg, road tanker gasoline, 13 people killed by collision of road tanker and minibus on R33; tanker driver reportedly ignored stop sign Times KZN, South Africa diesel and then fled after accident, being sought by police; road closed during cleanup of spilled fuel cargo Live

23/9/20 Felele, Kogi, Nigeria road tanker gasoline At least 28 killed after NNPC road tanker lost control, rolled over onto car, burst into flames; brake failure This Day thought to have caused crash; other vehicles were caught up in blaze

24/9/20 Ifako-Ijaiye, road tanker LPG Mana Gas tanker with 30 tonnes LPG exploded after tyre burst; thought that valve was leaking; at least 30 RSOE Lagos, Nigeria people were injured; nearby buildings, vehicles destroyed in explosion

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

31/8/20 off Venezuela Nabarima crude oil Water ingress reported on floating storage and offloading unit with 173,000 tonnes oil; FSO developed list; FleetMon unions blamed lack of proper maintenance, employment of unqualified crew by operator PdVSA

1/9/20 off Sri Lanka MOL Charisma unknown Fire broke out in cargo hold of containership en route from Port Klang to Mumbai; ship reduced speed, sailed FleetMon for Colombo and anchored off; fire said to have been extinguished by ship’s CO² system but needed inspection

3/9/20 off Sri Lanka New Diamond crude oil Fire broke out in engine room of VLCC with 270,000 tonnes crude oil; one crewman killed, another injured; Maritime small leak of bunker fuel; intense effort prevented fire from spreading to cargo; tanker towed to shelter Executive

7/9/20 off Dung Quat, Trung Thao — Vietnam 36-BLC Major explosion in cargo tanks of product tanker, in ballast, waiting to enter port; several crew blown FleetMon overboard, one killed; thought that vapours from residue of last cargo may have been ignited

27/9/20 Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan Hansung cars Fire broke out on cargo deck of Russian ro-ro with cargo of used cars from Vladivostock; at least 12 cars FleetMon destroyed in fire, which took three hours to extinguish

28/9/20 off Kolkata, X-Press unknown Fire broke out in container or containers aboard containership arriving from Port Klang; vessel had more than FleetMon India Godavari 500 boxes on board; nature of cargo involved in fire as yet unknown; fire out by the following day

2/10/20 Melaka, Malaysia Strovolos — Dredger Oceanline 5001 ran full-speed into side of tanker moored alongside supply vessel, causing hull FleetMon breach above water line and cargo deck damage; not clear if tanker was in cargo or why dredger did not see it

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

1/9/20 Bethlehem, chemical styrene Half-mile evacuation of businesses around Sabic plant in Selkirk was ordered after leak of styrene at plant, Daily Pennsylvania, US plant found to be from leaking rail tank car; homes outside area advised to shelter in place; no injuries reported Gazette

3/9/20 Karachi, Pakistan oil depot crude oil Two workers killed, three injured after fire broke out at Shell Oil depot in Keamari; blaze started on PSO’s Dawn 20-inch oil line but thought to have affected processing units; investigation underway

4/9/20 Narayanganj, pipeline natural gas Underground gas line exploded near mosque during evening prayers, killing 24, injuring many more; thought Daily Bangladesh that leaking gas was ignited when air conditioning units came on after power cut, causing spark Sabah

4/9/20 Tbilisi, Georgia concert hall oxygen One killed, three injured by explosion of oxygen cylinder during repair work at club in concert hall; cause of explosion not known Caucasian Knot

8/9/20 Palm Bay,

chemical IPA Florida, US plant Explosion at FAR Chemical plant thought to have been caused by fault in refrigeration unit that caused fire, Click which spread to drums of isopropyl alcohol solution; plant evacuated, roads closed Orlando

10/9/20 Beirut, Lebanon warehouse cooking oil Major fire broke out in warehouse in port area, used to store cooking oil and other products as part of aid after BBC August’s ammonium nitrate blast; fire spread to tyres; possible that repair work was under way

10/9/20 nr Lawrenceville, warehouse acetylene Fire broke out at loading dock of Averitt Express site, involving pallet of acetylene cylinders; fire was quickly AJC Georgia, US extinguished; workers had been moving pallet with forklift at the time; thought one cylinder may have leaked

11/9/20 Nasim Shahr, battery unknown One killed, several injured by explosion in battery workshop; blast damaged vehicles, buildings; cause of Tasnim Tehran, Iran workshop explosion unclear; investigation underway

11/9/20 Zarqa, Jordan army depot munitions Series of explosions in warehouse at army depot, used to store unusable mortar bombs; thought that short- Al circuit sparked fire; committee formed to investigate blast Jazeera

15/9/20 Chabany, Kyiv, Ukraine pipeline natural gas 1.5-metre export gas line suffered rupture, explosion; nearby settlements advised to keep power off in case of Interfax further ignition; no injuries reported; cause of rupture not known

16/9/20 Ancona, Italy

16/9/20 Edmond, Oklahoma, US warehouse flammables Explosions sparked huge fire that spread through several warehouses in port area, said to be part of shipbuilding Ahram facility and containing various flammable liquids; vast clouds of smoke across city; cause not yet known Online

pipeline natural gas 12-inch underground gas line exploded, leaving large crater in road; massive fire followed blast until gas KOCO supply was stopped; incident happened in rural area and no evacuations required; cause as yet unknown

24/9/20 Lake Worth, pipeline natural gas Explosion on Florida Gas Transmission line caused severe damage to roads, overpass, but no injuries; CBS12 Florida, US Turnpike had to be closed until situation was brought under control; lengthy investigation likely

27/9/20 Tianmen, chemical acetamides Five workers killed, one injured after explosion at Chutian Fine Chemical pharmaceutical plant; reports SCMP Hubei, China plant suggest blast happened when equipment was being tested; yellow smoke was pictured coming from wreckage