Category Oil Explosion Alert

Landslide kills 4 and 9 are missing in Indonesia

Four people were killed and nine others remain missing after a landslide buried homes on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an official said.   A landslide triggered by a pipeline explosion on Tuesday engulfed eight homes and trapped villagers in…

Huge fireball as train carrying crude oil derails in Canada

@Themehicano A train carrying crude oil has derailed in Northern Ontario and burst into flames. This is the fourth derailment in the province since the start of the year.   CN Rail, the owner of the rail network in the…

Massive fireball as crude oil freight train derails in Illinois, USA

March 5, 2015: Smoke and flames erupt from the scene of a train derailment. (AP) A freight train carrying crude oil through Illinois derailed, bursting into flames and promoting evacuations of everyone within one mile of the accident, authorities said.…

Fuel Tanker Bursts Into Flames On A Highway In New Jersey, USA

A truck carrying 9,000 gallons of fuel has burst into flames after overturning on a major highway in New Jersey. Thick black smoke was visible five miles (8km) away in downtown Philadelphia after the tanker caught fire on the Route…

Oil Train Blast ‘Like Atomic Bomb Went Off’ In Southern West Virginia, USA

A house has been destroyed and two towns evacuated after a train carrying 100 tankers of crude oil derailed, causing a massive explosion.   The train derailed during a snowstorm in southern West Virginia on Monday. One tanker ended up…