Category Chemical Explosion Alert

Chemical plant fire kills one and three are badly burnt in Kota Kemuning, Malaysia

One person was killed and three were badly burnt in a fire at a chemical plant warehouse in Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam, at about 5pm yesterday.   Selangor Fire and Rescue Operations assistant director Mohd Sani Harul said the body…

Terrifying images show massive explosion rip through yet another chemical facility in China – the fourth toxic blast the country had in less than a month

Firefighters battle a fire at a chemical plant after explosion on September 7 in Lishui, China. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire China saw the fourth chemical explosion in less than a month yesterday.   This…

Another chemical Plant Explosion in China

Photo: Weibo An explosion shook a chemical plant in the Chinese province of Zhejiang on Monday, according to state media reports. Firefighters are on the scene, and no casualties have been reported. The country has been on edge following similar…

Explosion at a chemical factory kills at least one in eastern China

A chemical factory exploded in eastern China, killing one person, a state-run local news website reported Tuesday, nearly three weeks after massive chemical warehouse explosions in the country exposed lax enforcement of safety regulations.   The Dongying News website –…

Explosion at chemical plant in China’s Shandong province

An explosion and fire has occurred at a chemical warehouse in Shandong province in eastern China, shattering windows in nearby houses and injuring at least nine people. The site which contains potentially dangerous chemicals is only one kilometer from a…

Chemical Tank Explosion At Fertilizer Plant Kills 1 In Georgia, USA

Authorities say a man has died following a chemical tank explosion at a fertilizer plant in southwest Georgia.   Bainbridge Public Safety officer Jerry Carter says the explosion occurred around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Liquid Transfer Terminals in Bainbridge. Carter…

Massive chemical explosion injures more than 100 in Northern Nigeria

Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that 112 injured persons were still on admission in hospital following Saturday’s explosion of a chlorine cylinder used for water treatment at Lamingo plant of the Plateau Water Board in Plateau State.…

Two chemical explosions started catastrophic fires at a petrochemical plant in southern France early Tuesday

Two explosions at a petrochemical plant in southern France early Tuesday that started potentially catastrophic fires are believed to have been the result of a “criminal act”, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Wednesday.   “The initial evidence that has…