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INCIDENT LOG

ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS

Date Location Vehicle Type Substance Details Source

2/6/21 Abuja, road tanker LPG Nigeria Road tanker with “cooking gas” collided with car due to speeding; two people in tanker died in crash, four Independ’t others in both vehicles badly hurt; trailer detached from cab, nearly fell off flyover; gas had to be transferred

8/6/21 Ellampillai, road tanker methanol Road tanker with 30 t methanol from Kochi overturned late at night after driver lost control; fire crews Tamil Nadu, India sprayed foam onto wrecked vehicle to prevent fire; driver escaped unhurt; no report of leak The Hindu

13/6/21 Asansol, road tanker oil W Bengal, India Road tanker heading for Raniganj collided with truck carrying medicines from Kolkata; fire broke out after India TV crash; at least three people in the two vehicles were trapped, burned to death

13/6/21 Burewala, road tanker — Punjab, Pakistan

14/6/21 Nalasopara, road tanker oil Maharashtra, India Two people suffered serious burn injured when oil tanker ruptured during repair work, leading to fire; likely Urdu that tanker had not been properly cleaned before work started, though no indication of previous cargo Point

Oil tanker heading for Ahmedabad crashed into container truck on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway, bursting Times of into flames; both drivers suffered burn injuries, tanker driver critically hurt; both vehicles destroyed in blaze India

14/6/21 Samarkand, road tanker LPG Uzbekistan Gas tanker exploded during discharge of LPG at filling station; driver and employee of station killed in blast; Xinhua cause under investigation

16/6/21 Idiroko, road tanker gasoline At least seven people died after bus collided with road tanker at Ajilete on Idiroko expressway; bus said to be Vanguard Ogun, Nigeria speeding, ran into rear of tanker with 33 m3 gasoline while climbing slippery hill; two others badly injured

17/6/21 Pohri, road tanker gasoline Road tanker overturned due to speeding; driver was hurt in crash but locals ignored him and rushed to collect NDTV MP, India gasoline leaking from tanker; police attended but were unable to stop the looting

17/6/21 Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria road tanker LPG At least nine people died after gas tanker exploded near hotel and shopping mall; gas leaking from tanker Business thought to have been ignited by fire in restaurant kitchen; severe damage to buildings, other vehicles Day

18/6/21 Champagarh, road tanker acid Odisha, India Road tanker with unspecified acid heading rom Brahmapur to Kolkata suffered leak while driving on NH16; Times of fire crews arrived to contain leak; cause of leak unknown India

19/6/21 Vaijapur, road tanker diesel Road tanker with 20 m3 diesel overturned on Aurangabad-Mumbai highway; driver, cleaner both escaped; Times of Maharashtra, India locals arrived with drums and buckets to collect spilling fuel until police arrived four hours later India

19/6/21 Amuwo-Odofin, road tanker gasoline Road tanker overturned in residential area, spilling contents and causing panic among locals, mindful of Daily Lagos, Nigeria recent explosion in Ikeja; responders were on site quickly, averted fire Trust

20/6/21 Sidhi, MP, India road tanker gasoline Road tanker overturned near NH 39 in Amdad village; tank was ruptured; locals arrived to collect spilling Zee gasoline; police arrived but stood by and did not try to intervene; tanker was emptied before fire crews arrived News

22/6/21 Fiorenzuola d’Arda,road tanker LPG Piacenza, Italy

22/6/21 Ogere, road tanker fuel Ogun, Nigeria Road tanker with LPG, truck and private car were in rear-end collision on A1 between Piacenza and Fidenza; Italy24 tanker exploded in fireball; both truck drivers killed but two people in car managed to escape News

Road tanker caught fire on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, cause unknown; fire spread to other vehicles, was Business followed by explosion that destroyed six tankers, five trucks, two cars; only one injury reported Day

22/6/21 Laurel, road tanker mineral oil Tank truck collided with box truck on I-95; tanker overturned, spilling oil along side of road; both drivers NBC Maryland, US injured in crash; six-mile tailback on highway during response

22/6/21 nr Vallejo, road tanker diesel Tank truck with 3,800 gal (14.4 m3) diesel overturned on Highway 37 near marshland; crews arrived to California, US transfer load to another tanker; no pollution reported CBS

24/6/21 Hancock, road tanker gasoline Tank truck overturned on sharp bend on US-41, spilling unknown volume of gasoline, some reaching storm MLive Michigan, US drain, which flows to Lake Superior; rest of cargo transferred, wreck righted; spill blanketed with foam

25/6/21 Ames, freight train LPG Iowa, US 27 cars of UP train derailed in downtown area of small town; some properties evacuated due to leak of LPG STARS from some tank cars; no injuries reported; cause under investigation

2/7/21 nr Lacombe, freight train asphalt 23 cars of CP train derailed alongside Highway 2A; one was tank car with asphalt, which leaked some cargo; CBC Alberta, Canada early report of fire was inaccurate; TSB on scene to investigate

4/7/21 Ibadan, road tanker LPG Oyo, Nigeria Fully loaded gas tanker lost control and swerved into busy market, running over traders and crashing into The stalls; several people killed, others injured; fire crews arrived promptly to prevent explosion Eagle

4/7/21 Ocean City, truck Maryland, US fireworks Unintentional ignition of fireworks on back of truck ahead of Fourth of July display caused explosion that sent BNO fireworks in all directions; several employees suffered minor injuries; safe zone prevented worse outcome News

MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS

Date Location Vessel Substance Details Source

12/6/21 Manila, Titan 8 Philippines bunkers Fire broke out on coaster refuelling at Delpan wharf in Tondo; fire was followed by at least one explosion; Philstar vessel capsized, sank alongside wharf; six crew of two ships hurt, two others missing; investigation underway Global

13/6/21 Port Sudan, King Marine 1 cattle feed Sudan Fire broke out aboard ro-ro with cars and cattle feed from Qatar; reports suggest cattle feed was source of FleetMon fire; blaze was brought under control, vessel towed to outer anchorage, reported to be badly damaged

16/6/21 Bay of Bengal Devon bunker fuel Containership reported crack in port hull in way of fuel tanks, followed by oil leak put at 10 tonnes; vessel FleetMon drifted while fuel was pumped to another tank before vessel was underway again en route Haldia

23/6/21 Barranquilla, Amber Bay asphalt Colombia

23/6/21 Kiel, Kirsten B pellets Germany Product tanker (12,800 dwt, 2016), reportedly with full cargo of asphalt, grounded while leaving port; FleetMon three tugs deployed to free vessel; no hull breaches or leaks reported

General cargo ship suffered fire in cargo of pellets as it approached Kiel Canal; diverted and berthed at FleetMon Ostuferhafen where smouldering pellets were offloaded; firefighters monitored remaining cargo

23/6/21 Kingston, CFS Wind fuel oil Jamaica

26/6/21 Georgetown, Canada Club — Guyana Georgetown Some 2 tonnes fuel oil leaked from containership to port waters; port authorities believe fuel leaked from FleetMon tank on deck during bunkering; found 21 flexible tanks on deck, vulnerable to damage and leaks

Small tanker, said to be empty, exploded at wharf on Demerara River; three people onboard were killed; Kaieteur security guard reported smoke emanating from bow of vessel; Guyana Fire Service investigating News

MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Date Location Plant Type Substance Details Source

11/6/21 Cilacap, oil refinery oil Java, Indonesia Fire broke out in storage area at Pertamina refinery, cause unknown; fire was contained within bund walls; Reuters TV footage showed large fire, black smoke; supplies of fuel and LPG not interrupted

12/6/21 Ahmedabad, ink factory solvents Massive fire broke out at Ink-Anon factory in Naroda area; three firemen injured by explosions in solvents NDTV Gujarat, India storage area; fire crews managed to prevent fire from spreading to residential area; investigation underway

13/6/21 Shiyan, pipeline (?) natural gas At least 12 people killed, nearly 140 injured by huge gas explosion in Zhangwan district of Shiyan City; Hubei, China source of gas leak not clear; several buildings badly damaged; authorities investigating CNN

14/6/21 Novosibirsk, filling Russia station

14/6/21 Rockton, chemical Illinois, US plant LPG Fire broke out at Eurogas filling station, causing tanks to explode; fire spread to 800 m2; 35 people injured; Moscow video showed massive plume of flame; station manager detained, pending investigation of negligence Times

petroleum Big explosion, massive fire at Chemtool plant, which makes industrial lubricants; widespread evacuation ABC ordered; crews allowed fire to burn, fearing contamination of nearby river; CSB investigating

17/6/21 Vancouver Island,filling BC, Canada station

17/6/21 Napier, port New Zealand gasoline Camper van caught fire while filling up at Co-op station in Whiskey Creek; fire spread, prompting closure of CityNews roads to enable fire tenders to ferry water to the site, which burned for hours; not clear if there were injuries 1130

chemical Port halted terminal operations after leaking container was offloaded; responders found 18 IBCs, at least one of which had ruptured; area was cleared; product said to be flammable but not toxic NZ Herald

18/6/21 Lugansk, pipeline Ukraine natural gas Gas pipeline suffered explosion, fire in breakaway region of Donbas; more than 40 buildings were cut off Tass from gas supplies; no reported casualties; authorities investigating cause

19/6/21 Moscow, warehouse fireworks Fire broke out in pyrotechnics warehouse on Luzhnetskaya Embankment, causing multiple explosions; fire Tass Russia spread to neighbouring building; cause of fire as yet unknown

19/6/21 Cacak, ammunition ammunition Three workers injured by strong explosion at Sloboda plant, second such incident within a month; evacuation Reuters Serbia plant of nearby residents ordered; authorities to investigate both events

21/6/21 nr Sivakasi, firecracker fireworks At least three killed, two injured by explosion at illegal firecracker manufacturing factory in Thaiyilpatti; Tamil Nadu, India factory area is known as a fireworks manufacturing hub but safety standards are lacking at informal facilities NDTV

28/6/21 nr Farmersville, pipeline Texas, US

30/6/21 Morris, factory Illinois, US natural gas Two people killed, three injured by explosion in line at Atmos Energy natural gas site; all those involved were contractors servicing the gas line; FBI invited to investigate AP

lithium Fire broke out in Superior Battery facility, where up to 100 tonnes of lithium batteries were stored; 1,000 CBS batteries nearby homes evacuated; crews could not use water and had to allow the fire to burn out

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