Category Chemical Fire Alert

Fire at chemical plant in La Porte, Houston, USA

Firefighters battled a blaze Saturday morning at a chemical plant in La Porte.   The fire broke out about 5 a.m. in a warehouse at South Coast Terminals in the 10900 block of Strang, said Kristin Gauthier, La Porte Emergency…

A Fire at Shell’s Petrochemical Complex injures at least 6 with 3 critical in Pulau Bukom, Singapore

Three people suffered critical burn injuries after a fire broke out at oil giant Shell’s manufacturing site on Pulau Bukom yesterday.   In all, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) sent six workers with burn injuries to the Singapore General…

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…

China blast zone blocked over contamination fear; 112 dead

Authorities pulled more bodies from a massive blast site in the Chinese port of Tianjin, pushing the death toll to 112 on Sunday as teams scrambled to clear dangerous chemical contamination.   Hundreds of people were injured and 85 firefighters…

Fire brakes out at a chemical factory at Pokharpur in Kanpur, India

A fire broke out today at a chemical factory’s godown at Pokharpur in Kanpur, officials said.    However, no causalities were reported in the incident.    The flames engulfed S R Chagada Chemical Factory in the wee hours, Fire Department…

Fire Causes Chemical Leak in Istanbul Industrial Zone

A fire has caused a chemical leak in an industrial zone in the east of Istanbul, local media reported Wednesday Some 14 tons of nitric acid, known to cause serious chemical burns, leaked from the Tuzla Organized Leather Industrial Zone,…

Chemical Plant Fire kills 1 and injures 4 in NW China

Heavy smoke is seen when a facility leaks and catches fire at the Qingyang Petrochemical Company owned by PetroChina in northwest China’s Gansu Province on July 26, 2015. [Photo: Chinanews.com] One person was killed, four were injured and another two…