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Incident Log Silver medal
from HCB October 2019
INCIDENT LOG
ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS
Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source
28/6/19 nr Hay, NSW, Australia truck dangerous Ute (pickup truck) collided with truck on Sturt Highway; fire broke out in truck due to unspecified dangerous Big Rigs goods goods; ute driver was trapped and died in fire; investigation underway
28/6/19 Naalya, Wakiso, Uganda road tanker fuel Road tanker with unspecified fuel exploded after being struck by car trying to overtake it on highway; Daily road closed while fire crews dealt with blaze; no injuries reported Monitor
28/6/19 Port Huron, freight train sulphuric 40 cars in CN train derailed in St Clair River tunnel; one tank car with some 52,000 litres sulphuric acid leaked;WXYZ Michigan, US acid acid was contained on site and posed no threat to public but made removal of other cars very difficult
28/6/19 Topeka, Kansas, US road tanker unknown Tank truck with unknown cargo ran off Topeka Turnpike into ditch, hit tree and caught fire; responders heard WIBW small explosions but said tank was not breached; driver died in crash
28/6/19 Kingston Springs, road tanker MMA Tank truck was involved in collision in I-40; tanker rolled over, leaked methyl methacrylate to road; half-mile AP Tennessee, US evacuation zone imposed; tanker driver hospitalised; highway closed in both directions for cleanup
1/7/19 Ahumbe, Benue, Nigeria road tanker gasoline At least 60 people were killed when road tanker, which had rolled over and was leaking fuel, exploded; most This Day of those killed were collecting fuel, but some were on passing bus; nearby shops razed in ensuing fire
2/7/19 Kostanay, Kazakhstan rail tank car diesel Tank car derailed in yard of Ivolga Holding, spilling diesel; some 20 m² affected by spill; remaining diesel Trend pumped from tank; incident under investigation
3/7/19 nr Centralia, road tanker lube oil Tank truck carrying used motor oil truck guardrail on I-5, rolled over; some 1,800 gal (6.8 m³) oil leaked and The Washington, US was spread along highway by passing vehicles; driver arrested under suspicion of DUI Olympian
4/7/19 Shuklai, UP, India road tanker fuel Reliance fuel tanker overturned en route Faizabad from Lucknow; while crews were trying to right the tanker, Siasat it caught fire; six firemen injured, one fire truck damaged
7/7/19 Ogere, Ogun, Nigeria road tanker fuel Tanker driver lost control after hitting another vehicle on Lagos-Ibadan highway; tanker rolled over, caught Daily fire; four people suffered burn injuries; police blamed tanker driver, citing dangerous driving Trust
7/7/19 nr Krasnoturinsk, road tanker fuel Sverdlovsk, Russia Road tanker swerved into ditch after brakes failed, caught fire and exploded; four people killed, 11 injured; Xinhua reports said driver was drunk had had allowed seven locals to ride on top of the tanker
8/7/19 San Antonio, truck Texas, US ammonia Truck was in collision with pickup on US 181; two plastics totes (IBCs) fell from truck, one rupturing and mySA. spilling 19% ammonia solution to road; one driver, two responders needed hospital treatment com
10/7/19 Worcester, W Cape, road tanker LPG Driver of gas tanker reversed into lamp post, damaging tank and causing leak of LPG; gas ignited by passing IOL South Africa car; explosion caused fire in nearby buildings, some of which were destroyed; no fatalities
11/7/19 Afrin, Syria road tanker diesel Bomb placed on road tanker was detonated in residential area, spreading burning fuel to nearby homes, Daily businesses and other vehicles; 11 people killed, 35 injured Sabah
13/7/19 Fujairah, UAE
14/7/19 Chicago, Illinois, US
14/7/19 Hays, Kansas, US road tanker diesel Diesel tanker swerved, overturned on Yabsa bypass, catching fire; vehicle completely gutted but no injuries reported; cause under investigation Gulf News
road tanker diesel Tank truck was in collision with SUV on I-55 expressway; tanker rolled over, caught fire; tanker driver CBS killed in crash; northbound lanes closed overnight Chicago
freight train ethanol Three tank cars in UP train derailed; fire crews set up 300-ft perimeter, some residents evacuated; no leaks Hays Post found; roads remained closed while derailed cars were removed
18/7/19 Harwich, Massachusetts, US road tanker gasoline Tank truck with 12,000 gal (45.4 m³) gasoline overturned after swerving to avoid animal; some 4,000 gal Cape Cod spilled, half of which was recovered; much of the rest reached storm drains to nearby marsh; driver unhurt Chronicle
19/7/19 nr Junction City, truck Kansas, US munitions Two trucks collided on I-170; one was carrying munitions between US Army arsenals; personnel from Fort KWCH Riley attended to assist; reports indicate that some munitions presented radiological hazard
19/7/19 Suoi Nghe, road tanker oil Ba Ria, Vietnam Oil tanker was hit on roundabout by another truck carrying sand; tanker caught fire; witnesses reported two Viet Nam explosions; truck completely gutted in fire; two people on truck died in blaze; tanker driver unhurt News
20/7/19 Stung Hav, car Sihanouk, Cambodia gas cylinders During delivery of 10 gas cylinders to Tumnop Rolok commune, one cylinder was dropped and exploded; Khmer one person decapitated by flying shrapnel; supplier found to be using old tanks Times
21/7/19 East Jakarta, road tanker fuel Indonesia 32,000-litre Pertamina fuel truck hit separator at toll road spilt on Wiyoto Wiyono road; two on tanker killed Jakarta in crash; car hit tanker, sparking massive fire that killed the car driver Post
21/7/19 nr Secunda, road tanker fuel MP, S Africa Road tanker caught fire on R546 near Standerton, cause unknown; fire spread to veld and ignited vapours The South from redundant crude oil pipeline, which spread fire to Sasol gas pipeline alongside African
ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS (CONTINUED)
Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source
24/7/19 Oxnadalsheibi, road tanker fuel oil Road tanker with 30,000 litres marine fuel oil overturned on mountain pass in northern Iceland, spilling some Iceland Iceland 13,000 litres; responders struggled to prevent pollution reaching rivers; contaminated soil removed Review
24/7/19 Daingerfield, road tanker gasoline Tank truck exploded while loading gasoline at WOI Petroleum depot; one person seriously injured; several KSLA Texas, US fire crews responded; cause not yet clear
24/7/19 Crisp county, road tanker ethanol Tank truck exploded in parking lot of Synergy Solutions ethanol and waste recycling plant; one person badly WFXL Georgia, US injured; no evacuations needed; not clear what caused the blast or whether the tanker had cargo at the time
25/7/19 Yorkton, Sask., Canada freight train crude oil CP oil train collided with Federated Co-op road tanker with fuel on crossing at Highway 9; road closed; CJME no leak or fire reported and no serious injuries; RCMP to investigate incident News
26/7/19 nr Sandstone, truck WA, Australia explosives Driver missing after his truck caught fire, exploded in remote location on Sandstone-Menzies road; truck had ABC unknown quantity of mining explosives; investigators from Perth looking into the event
26/7/19 Greensboro, freight train ethanol Eight NS tank cars with ethanol derailed; fire crews found no leaks from the tanks, each of which had 30,000 WXII Georgia, US gal (113.6 m³) ethanol; NS brought in crane from Atlanta to right tanks; cause under investigation
28/7/19 San Rafael, road tanker gasoline Tank truck with 6,700 gal (25.4 m³) gasoline overturned on rural road, leaking some cargo to dry creek bed; CBS California, US driver had taken wrong road, could not manage hairpins through valley; most spilt fuel expected to evaporate
29/7/19 Houston, Texas, US truck fertiliser Two workers were killed after one opened hatch on mobile fertiliser truck; both were overcome by fumes and NBC died at the scene; hazmat crews monitored air quality at incident site near high school DFW
31/7/19 Tunfure, Gombe, Nigeria road tanker diesel Vehicle crashed into road tanker on Gombe-Bauchi expressway, killing motorcyclist; tanker caught fire, Channels exploded, spreading blaze to other vehicles; witnesses said illegally parked vehicle caused the incident TV
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS
Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source
1/7/19 Aliaga, Turkey Syn Zania LPG Explosion, fire during loading of SOCAR-owned LPG tanker (4,000 dwt, 2008) at Pekim refinery; one person Bernama killed, 16 injured; cause of explosion not yet known
6/7/19 off Ngqura, E Cape, Chrysanthi S fuel oil Up to 400 litres bunker oil spilled in Algoa Bay during fuelling of bulker (80,000 dwt, 2012); spill resulted in Herald South Africa oiling of endangered African penguins; vessel owner fined; locals repeated concerns at bunkering operations
9/7/19 Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico — sulphuric Some 3,000 litres sulphuric acid spilled from Grupo México mine to Gulf of California, causing small fish Mexico acid kill; operator played down significance but environmental groups noted persistent pollution by the company News Dy
12/7/19 West Java, — Indonesia crude oil At least 10 beaches, seven villages affected by oil spill from Pertamina’s Offshore North West Java field; Jakarta damaged wellhead leaked oil for more than two weeks; company expected cleanup to take three months Post
28/7/19 Ambarli, Turkey Icdas 5 scrap Fire broke out in cargo hold of cargo ship (15,600 dwt, 2019) at berthed in Marmara Sea; cargo was scrap FleetMon metal; shore-based fire crews had blaze quickly under control but ship said to have suffered damage
29/7/19 Semarang, Zulkifli 2 gas Java, Indonesia Four shipyard workers were killed, allegedly from inhaling poisonous gas while working in hatch of barge Antara {simple asphyxiation also possible) at Tanjung Emas seaport; authorities investigating incident News
MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS
Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source
1/7/19 Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
2/7/19 Dunedin, New Zealand
4/7/19 Ijegun, Lagos, Nigeria
4/7/19 Fort Mill, S Carolina, US pipeline natural gas Construction workers accidentally punctured gas pipeline, sending fireball into the sky; nearby businesses AP evacuated; three people injured, one reported missing
freight depot nitric acid Container of concentrated nitric acid fell off pallet at PBT Transport site, spilling some product; facility was Otago evacuated but one manager needed hospital treatment; no off-site impact Dy Times
pipeline gasoline Two people were killed, more than 30 vehicles destroyed by explosion, fire after thieves tapped into NNPC Gulf pipeline; reports suggest thieves allowed some fuel to drain to ditch so they could ignite it and escape News
stores fireworks Fire broke out in containers with fireworks stored ahead of Fourth of July celebrations at two stores in town; USA responders had to dodge exploding rockets to bring blaze under control Today
10/7/19 Dera Bassi, pharmaceutical chemicals One worker killed, 12 injured by powerful explosion at Punjab Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals plant; one unit The Punjab, India plant at factory completely destroyed; blast broke windows in nearby homes; cause unknown Tribune
11/7/19 Phoenix, storage ethanol Around 1,000 gal (3,800 litres) ethanol leaked at Kinder Morgan terminal; some workers evacuated, no injuries KJZZ Arizona, US terminal reported; not clear what caused the spill, which was all cleared up
MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS (CONTINUED)
Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source
12/7/19 Rochester, pool supply chlorine Complex emergency at abandoned pool supply store, initially involving fire that prompted evacuation; fire CBS Pennsylvania, US store later broke out in waste bin with chemicals; site unoccupied for five years and very dilapidated
13/7/19 Muar, electronics sodium Fire crews called to factory found three of four 220-litre drums of sodium fluoride leaking, possibly due to Bernama Johor, Malaysia factory fluoride contamination; soda ash applied to soak up spill; no injuries recorded
15/7/19 nr Tel Aviv, ammunition munitions Explosion, fire in warehouse used to store smoke grenades at Israel Military Industries plant; authorities said Jerusalem Israel plant there was “unknown malfunction”; incident quickly under control with no threat to public Post
17/7/19 Accomac, poultry paracetic Fire broke out in storage tank outside Perdue Processing facility; fire crews found tank with paracetic acid Shore Virginia, US processing plant acid and/or “chloride”, close to fuel tank, on fire; crews allowed fire to burn out; precautionary evacuation ordered Dy News
19/7/19 Yima, Henan, China gas plant gas At least 15 people killed, 15 injured by explosion in air separation unit at Henan Coal Gas facility; blast PTI shattered windows 3 km away; investigation underway
22/7/19 St Clair, Ohio, US ammunition explosives Five employees injured by explosion at Midwest Ammunition facility, reportedly during “work on a machine”; WLWT plant factory on fire; bad weather prevented helicopter transport of victims; fire marshal’s office investigating
23/7/19 Rialto, California, US bunker fireworks Fireworks stored in an earthen bunker at Pyro Spectaculars by Souza facility exploded; fire was confined to Pressthe one bunker, as layout is designed to prevent spread of fire to other bunkers; spectacular show but no injuries Enterprise
24/7/19 Bourges, armaments nitric acid Some 2,000 litres nitric acid spilled from container at MBDA missile factory; around 50 employees evacuated; France3 Cher, France factory nearby residents asked to shelter in place; two police who were called to the site needed treatment
24/7/19 Gagret, HP, India battery plant sulphuric One worker died following explosion (more likely rupture) of storage tank with sulphuric acid at JMD battery The acid plant; police investigating incident Tribune
27/7/19 Guarello Island, fuel terminal diesel Some 40,000 litres diesel spilled at terminal owned by mining company CAP SA on island near Puerto Natales; Reuters Chile CAP mines limestone on the island; some of the spill reached the sea; Chilean Navy investigating
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