July 8, 2013– The July 6, 2013 crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. Meanwhile, it has been reported that the Instrument landing System (ILS) at the airport , on the runway which was used for the landing of the Asiana plane, was not fully operational.It … Read more
April 24, 2013 Waco, Texas– The owner of the West Fertilizer plant that had a deadly explosion and fire last week, that led to something like 14 dead and several injured, is being sued by a person staying in the vicinity, as well as several insurance companies, reports Yahoo news (via Reuters). In the mishap, … Read more
April 24, 2013 Washington DC– The US Chemical Safety Board has postponed today’s scheduled public meeting regarding the Chevron Richmond refinery accident due to its investigators being busy in yet another major accident last week, the West fertilizer plant explosion and fire. The meeting was scheduled for the Board to consider and vote upon the … Read more
April 19, 2013– The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new animated video that shows the sequence of events leading up to the fire at Chevron’s Richmond refinery in August 2012 (last year). The fire and its causes were being investigated by the CSB and the video is a result of that analysis … Read more
Houston, TX, April 01, 2013– In an important ruling, the a Federal Court in the Southern District of Texas has upheld the US Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB’s) legal authority to investigate the tragic April 2010 blowout and explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. It has been three years since the tragic event occured. Dr. Rafael … Read more
