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INCIDENT LOG

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

13/5/19 Sukabumi, buses fireworks Two minibuses exploded as people were unloading “several hundred” firecrackers; four of them were injured, Jakarta W Java, Indonesia along with one passer-by; explosion said to have been heard 5 km away; police investigating incident Post

13/5/19 Sravasthipura, freight train fuel Sri Lanka Fuel train heading from Kolonnawa to Anuradhapura derailed near station, reportedly due to brake failure; Daily line was closed for removal of the wreck; no leaks or injuries reported News

15/5/19 Warje, Maharashtra, India

15/5/19 nr Carlin, Nevada, US

25/5/19 Ota, Ogun, Nigeria road tanker diesel, Tanker with 26,000 litres fuel ran off Katraj-Dehru road, overturned on service road; fuel leaked from tanker, Times of gasoline attracting locals and passers-by to collect free fuel; police took control of situation; remaining cargo transferred India

road tanker sulphuric Tank truck heading for Gold Strike Mine ran off SR 766 when driver failed to negotiate curve, falling down Reno Gaz acid embankment; some 3,000 gal (11.4 m³) acid spilled to Humboldt River; high water expected to dilute spill Journal

road tanker gasoline Road tanker collided with truck on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway spilling entire cargo and blocking highway; This Day both drivers hurt but no other injuries; fire service attended promptly and managed to avert major fire

26/5/19 Los Angeles county, road tanker gasoline Rear tank of double-tank truck rolled over when driver swerved to avoid collision on SR14; tank, bearing Sta Clarita California, US Shell logo, spilled 4,800 gal (18.2 m³) gasoline, some reaching storm drain; roads closed for cleanup Signal

27/5/19 Nagaur, Rajasthan, India road tanker chemical Road tanker carrying unidentified but clearly flammable chemical collided with truck on NH-65; tanker Times of exploded, both vehicles consumed by ensuing fire; two people died, one badly hurt India

28/5/19 Visakhapatnam, road tanker — AP, India One person killed, another severely injured by explosion during welding work on road tanker, which had Times of not been fully vented; explosion could be heard 500 metres away India

28/5/19 Wasatch county, road tanker butane Tank truck heading from Heber City failed to make turn, ran off road and into Deer Creek reservoir; driver KPCW Utah, US not badly hurt; diesel leaked from fuel tank but butane tank was intact; pup tank vented but no threats

29/5/19 Ambala, Haryana, India road tanker ethanol Truck collided with Gopal Oil road tanker on Grand Truck Road after tyre blowout; both drivers fled as Times of fire erupted and proved very difficult to control; road closed in case tanker exploded India

29/5/19 nr Marion, road tanker ethanol Tank truck with 8,000 gal (30 m³) ethanol rolled over, caught fire on I-55, cause unclear; driver injured in Arkansas Arkansas, US rollover; major fire broke out, prompting closure of highway for nine hours Online

31/5/19 Rukpokwu, road tanker diesel Road tanker overturned while trying to make U-turn, spilled 50,000 litres diesel; some locals ran to collect Sun Rivers, Nigeria fuel but fire broke out; blaze spread to nearby shops; police noted bad state of road, poor condition of vehicle News

31/5/19 Pedrógão Pequeno, truck Sertã, Portugal acetone Truck came off road at Ponte do Cabril bridge, cause unknown, spilling 24,000 litres acetone; environmental Portugal groups raised alarm due to proximity to River Zêzere and potential for water supplies to be contaminated News

3/6/19 nr Livengood, road tanker heating oil Big State Logistics tank truck crashed on Dalton Highway; road conditions, speed blamed for accident; Anchorage Alaska, US driver, not wearing seatbelt, was killed; some 2,000 gal (7,570 litres) heating oil spilled Daily Ns

7/6/19 Julana, Haryana, India road tanker diesel Fire broke out in diesel tanker on Jind-Rohtak road near Pauli village, reportedly after driver lost control; Times of police warned locals to avoid the incident; road closed while fire crews attended India

7/6/19 Naivasha, Nakuru, Kenya road tankers fuel Two petroleum tankers collided head-on along Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, after one attempted to pass other Kahawa vehicles; spilling fuel caught fire; nearby area evacuated as fire spread; one driver hurt in crash Tungu

9/6/19 Zbarzhivka, van Vinnytsia, Ukraine insecticide About 1 tonne of Nurel D insecticide spilled from van during road accident, entering Ros River; towns Unian downstream closed water intakes; locals warned against swimming or fishing in river

11/6/19 Lira, Northern, Uganda road tanker fuel Road tanker overturned, spilling fuel to ditches alongside road; locals tried to collect fuel, then fire broke out, NTV spreading towards hospital, nearby shops; significant property damage

18/6/19 Kalyanpur, road tanker fuel Bangladesh Fire broke out during delivery of unspecified fuel at filling station in Dhaka neighbourhood; tanker carried New Age 9,000 litres but not clear how much was burned; cause under investigation; no injuries reported

19/6/19 nr Al Rais, Madinah, road tanker fuel Saudi Arabia Road tanker caught fire after being struck by truck on Jeddah-Yanbu expressway; tanker driver killed; Saudi tanker was completely destroyed in fire Gazette

19/6/19 nr Wells, Nevada, US freight train vegoils, 22 cars of UP train derailed in Elko county; concern was initially high as train was carrying bombs, grenades, Business armaments ammonium nitrate, but these were in unaffected wagons; some spill of vegetable oil, aluminium oxide Insider

20/6/19 San Diego, road tanker ethanol Tank truck with 6,000 gal (22.7 m³) ethanol overturned in Mission Valley as driver made turn; small spill KGTV California, US but fire crews concerned at possible explosion; remaining load had to be transferred carefully

21/6/19 Pazhayakaayal, road tanker hydrochloric Acid tanker heading from Arumuganeri to Chennai overturned on curve on Thoothukudi-Tiruchendur road, The Tamil Nadu, India acid spilling acid to road; nearby residents suffered inhalation injuries; spill diluted with large volume of water Hindu

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS (CONTINUED)

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

21/6/19 Albany, New York, US

23/6/19 Limpopo, South Africa road tanker potassium Tank truck with potassium hydroxide solution overturned at intersection while making turn; one other vehicle WFXL hydroxide damaged; pictures showed no evidence of major leak; no injuries reported

road tanker fuel Road tanker with unspecified fuel caught fire, closing N1 highway; authorities said vehicle suffered tyre Review blowout; driver managed to control tanker but fire spread to cargo; driver escaped unhurt

25/6/19 nr Hrastovlje, freight train kerosene Six wagons of train derailed in tunnel, including two tank cars with jet fuel, which leaked; broken switch STA Slovenia found to be the cause; tanks had to be emptied before they could be removed from tunnel; track damaged

25/6/19 Vandalia, Ohio, US truck batteries Firefighters called to truck on fire found pallets of batteries that had shorted and caught fire; several roads WKEF closed near Dayton International Airport; no injuries reported

26/6/19 Pauwandungwa, road tanker diesel Driver lost control of tanker on curve; vehicle ran off road and fell 50 metres; driver and assistant injured; Himalayan Bhojpur, Nepal some diesel cargo spilled Times

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

12/5/19 off Fujairah, various various Four vessels, including tankers Al-Marzoqah, Amjad and Andrea Victory, were damaged in apparent attack; AFP UAE no pollution reported; incident marked start of heightened tension in Strait of Hormuz

24/5/19 Laem Chabang, KMTC chemicals Explosion, fire in containers aboard feeder vessel in port; toxic fumes sickened more than 200 locals; vessel American Thailand Hongkong had not declared dangerous goods prior to arrival but investigation found calcium hypochlorite, paraffin wax Shipper

25/5/19 Weihai, Shandong, China Jin Hai Xiang carbon 10 killed, 19 injured by massive leak of CO2 during maintenance work on fire suppression system on bulker FleetMon dioxide in Longyan port; casualties included both crew and shipyard workers

5/6/19 Kaohsiung, Dae Won nitric acid Yellow smoke billowed from oil/chemical tanker (51,200 dwt) in port; thought that nitric acid cargo had FleetMon Taiwan escaped through corroded bulkhead, mixed with seawater ballast; vessel allowed to leave after discharging

13/6/19 Gulf of Oman Front Altair, crude oil, Two tankers suffered apparent attack; both caught fire, reported dead in water; all crew rescued; as with FleetMon Kok. Courageous methanol earlier attack (see above), no responsibility was claimed

16/6/19 St James Parish Dank Silver — Louisiana, US Oil/chemical tanker (45,925 dwt, 2016), cargo unknown, collided with Sunshine Bridge in Mississippi River; FleetMon bridge closed but not damaged; tanker continued downstream to Gramercy for inspection; cause unknown

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

13/5/19 Jecheon, South Korea

13/5/19 Tipp City, Ohio, US factory sodium One worker killed, three injured by explosion of sodium on production line at factory that makes mobile phone Yonhap parts; fire service contained subsequent fire; significant damage to building

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fluoroacetic Drum of fluoroacetic (possibly hydrochloric) acid spilled at rear of city’s water treatment plant, cause not WHIO treatment plant acid specified; no injuries reported and no interruption of water supplies; dams prevented spill from reaching drains

14/5/19 Saudi Arabia pipeline crude oil Drone attack damaged two pumping stations on main oil line to Yanbu; authorities blamed Houthi rebels Al Jazeera For the attack; oil flow was stopped while fire was dealt with; no interruption to oil exports

17/5/19 Seosan, South Korea oil refinery oil Two leaks of oil vapour from storage tank at Hanwha Total Petrochemical plant sickened more than 300 Korea workers, nearby residents; thought that oil residue overheated; plant closed; concern over late announcement Times

17/5/19 Kearny, chemical chlorine Fire broke out at Alden Leeds chlorine plant, prompting widespread shelter-in-place order; nearby roads nj.com New Jersey, US plant closed, stranding several motorists; fire burned for more than a day

21/5/19 Mossmorran, petrochemical ethane Leak of ethane from damaged pipework lasted for several weeks before it came to light during regular HSE The Fife, UK plant inspection; line isolated, bypassed; widespread concern expressed by locals, environmental groups Ferret

23/5/19 Gangneung, factory hydrogen Two people killed, six others injured by explosion of hydrogen tank at fuel cell plant in Gangwon Technopark; Yonhap South Korea casualties were businessmen, researchers on field trip; cause of explosion not known

24/5/19 Haverhill, chemical effluent Valve failure on tank with effluent material caused spill to public drain at Cornelius Group site; spill exceeded Cornelius Suffolk, UK distributor capacity of underground containment; site evacuated as a precaution; no injuries reported Group

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS (CONTINUED)

Date Location Plant type Substance Details Source

28/5/19 Palghar, chemical chemicals Three killed, 13 more injured by powerful explosion in Ramadeo Chemicals plant, thought to have been in NDTV Maharashtra, India plant boiler room; drummed chemicals helped fire spread to neighbouring factories

28/5/19 Bikaner, Rajasthan, India oil refinery crude oil Fire broke out in refinery, possibly in boiler, spreading throughout plant; fire crews worked all night to bring News blaze under control; no injuries reported but widespread public concern Nation

30/5/19 nr Sattur, fireworks chemicals Two workers killed in explosion at private fireworks factory, reportedly during mixing of chemicals; nearly NIE Tamil Nadu, India factory 50 sheds at factory were destroyed in blast; fire crews brought blaze under control in two hours

31/5/19 Limbe, Cameroon oil refinery — Explosion, serious fire in Cameroon’s only refinery; operator Sonara closed plant due to damage; not clear Xinhua if blast was a result of operational issue or sabotage by separatist fighters

31/5/19 Piney, chemical sodium Explosion blew roof off 6,000-gal (22.7-m³) storage tank with 20% sodium hydroxide solution at Org Chem SentinelArkansas, US plant hydroxide site; not clear what might have caused the blast, which started a fire; no one hurt at the plant Record

1/6/19 Ajmer, Rajasthan, India warehouse oil Fire broke out near oil godown, with oil stocks fanning flames and making firefighting very difficult; building News was completely gutted; reason for the fire not known at this time; no injuries reported Nation

1/6/19 Dzerzhinsk, explosives explosives Nearly 40 people injured, four seriously, by major explosion at Kristall explosives plant; operator said it was TRT NN, Russia plant “technical explosion” followed by fire; second incident at site in three months; safety violations had been noted World

2/6/19 Santa Clara, chemical hydrogen Explosion, fire at Air Products plant after leak during loading of tank truck; workers attempted to close valve KGO-TV California, US plant but were unable to; nearby businesses evacuated, shelter-in-place ordered; no injuries reported

5/6/19 Roswell, New Mexico, US airport fireworks Explosion in building storing fireworks ahead of July Fourth celebrations injured several firefighters, at the Reuters site at airport to prepare for fireworks display; cause under investigation; airport operations not affected

8/6/19 Guanta, Anzoategui, oil refinery oil Venezuela Three people killed in car passing El Chaure refinery by two explosions; thought that nearby short-circuit TeLo ignited pool of oil that had collected after heavy rain; nearby residents evacuated; cause under investigation Cuento

9/6/19 Perry township, chemical nitric acid Nearby residents were evacuated after leak of “thousands of gallons” of nitric acid from damaged storage tank ABC Pennsylvania, US plant at Bulk Chemicals Inc plant; major fire broke out next day, causing second evacuation

10/6/19 Sandvika, Norway filling station hydrogen Uno-X hydrogen refuelling station suffered explosion, said to be so intense it set off airbags in nearby cars; NZ blast thought to have been in hydrogen tank; nearby roads closed; operator closed all stations in Norway Autocar

13/6/19 Essington, testing oxygen Fire crews were called to Intertek USA facility after reports of explosion, fire; officials said oxygen tank ABC Pennsylvania, US facility exploded outside the building, causing fire that spread; no injuries reported; cause unknown

15/6/19 nr Burgas, pipeline petroleum Small spill of petroleum product reported near oil refinery, some reaching sea; early reports suggest spill was Novinite Romania caused by attempted fuel theft

17/6/19 Taber, Alberta, Canada oil well crude oil Fire crews were called to tank battery after reports that it had been hit by lightning, found the tanks fully Lethbridge ablaze; fire trucks from nearby towns assisted, along with water tankers News

19/6/19 Salt Lake City, chemical sulphur More than 50 people needed medical attention after leak of some 400 lb (180 kg) sulphur dioxide at Thatcher KUTV Utah, US plant dioxide Chemical plant; leak reported to be during delivery from rail tank car; nearby buildings evacuated

21/6/19 Binjal, lighter flammables At least 30 people, many of them children, died after fire broke out in illegal lighter factory (some reports said Post Sumatra, Indonesia factory matchstick factory); front door had been locked; owner and manager arrested by police Online

21/6/19 South Philadelphia, oil refinery butane Explosion in butane tank at Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery spread fire to much of the plant, the oldest Philly Pennsylvania, US refinery in the US; no injuries reported; refinery closed in the aftermath and likely to remain so Enquirer

22/6/19 Oyigbo, Rivers, Nigeria pipeline crude oil At least eight people killed by explosion during maintenance work on pipeline near Port Harcourt; police said Punch blast was the result of locals trying to collect oil that had spilled, possibly from earlier tap

24/6/19 Arys, Turkestan, ammunition ammunition Tens of thousands of people evacuated following explosion at ammunition depot that created massive black Eurasianet Kazakhstan depot cloud; state of emergency declared; at least 30 people reported injured

25/6/19 San Roque, chemical chemicals Major fire broke out at chemical plant in Guadarranque industrial estate, spreading giant cloud of smoke over Reuters Cádiz, Spain plant town; estate evacuated; few other details available

25/6/19 Simi Valley, warehouse nitric acid Ventura County fire crews called to fire at industrial unit found 75-gal drums of nitric acid on fire; sprinklers LA California, US had been activated; fire crews concentrated on preventing fire spreading; roads closed, shelter-in-place ordered Times

26/6/19 Dothan, poultry peroxyacetic Two workers hospitalised after leak of acid at Wayne Farms poultry plant; acid was contained in bund; some WTVY Alabama, US processing plant acid 500 workers evacuated for an hour until all-clear issued

27/6/19 Cork, Ireland logistics nitric acid Spill of nitric acid during loading of truck at Johnston Logistics facility in Courtstown Industrial Estate; Irish facility emergency responders prompted evacuation of area to facilitate cleanup; no injuries reported Examiner

28/6/19 Bahia Blanca, chemical ethylene Explosion in ethylene cracker unit at Dow Chemical facility, possibly due to over-pressure in tank; operator Platts Argentina plant did not disclose much information; possible link to power outage across Argentina earlier in the month