A massive fire has broken out after an explosion at the Chevron Refinery at El Segundo, CA near Los Angeles. Flames could be seen from miles away. News reports say that residents in the vicinity heard a loud blast that sounded like an explosion at about 21:30 hrs local time after which huge flames could … Read more
An explosion rocked a metal processing plant located in Ohio on Monday 20th Feb 2023. The plant is owned by I Schumann & Co. processes metals and alloys and is located in Bedford near Cleveland, OH. What caused the metal plant explosion? It is not clear what caused this massive explosion that could be viewed … Read more
April 19, 2018– The Valero refinery in Texas City, TX had an explosion and fire in the evening at about 1700 hours, according to multiple sources. However fortunately, no casualties have been reported so far. Now the City of Texas reports that the fire has been contained and there have been no casualties. Ambient air … Read more
April 1, 2015- An oil platform operated by PEMEX in the Gulf of Mexico (in the Bay of Campeche) has apparently caught fire and hundreds of workers have had to be evacuated to safety, as per news reports. More than 8 fire fighting boats are on the site trying to control the blaze. This seems … Read more
Sep10,2014-Bremen,Germany– A massive explosion rocked the Bergolin plant in Ritterhude, which is near Bremen in northern part of Germany. The plant is an industrial coatings facility. About 300 firefighters have been reportedly deployed to the site to fight the blaze and rescue victims if any. There were no reported casualties as of now, although one … Read more
