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
Has the root cause of the Ohio train derailment (that led to the Ohio chemical cloud) been found? Update: 24th Feb 2023- The NTSB has released a preliminary report regarding the Ohio train wreck here. Background You probably know by now about the Ohio train derailment accident that took place about two weeks ago, where … Read more
April 21, 2016- A massive explosion and toxic vapor cloud were reported from the site of a petrochemicals manufacturing plant which is part of PEMEX in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. The plant is part of Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo, or PMV, a vinyl petrochemical plant that is a joint venture between Pemex’s petrochemical unit and a … Read more
A gas pipeline operated by Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL for short) apparently suffered an explosion that reportedly killed as many as 14 people and injured 15.
Aug 25th, 2012– The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released some photos of the recent Chevron refinery fire. If you recollect, Chevron’s Richmond, CA refinery had a huge explosion and fire on 6th Aug 2012, that resulted in catastrophic damage. The CSB is investigating the accident and in the interim, has posted some footage … Read more
