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Explosion and Fire at Valero Refinery in Texas City

April 20, 2018John Merriman

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 […]

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PEMEX platform on fire in Gulf of Mexico- Hundreds of workers evacuated

April 1, 2015December 15, 2019John Merriman

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 […]

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Massive Explosion in Bergolin paint plant in Bremen, Germany

September 10, 2014December 15, 2019John Merriman

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 […]

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GAIL pipeline explosion in Andhra Pradesh, India-14 killed and 15 injured

June 27, 2014November 3, 2014John Merriman

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.

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Explosion at Sunoco refinery in Delaware-ethylene leak suspected cause

May 18, 2009November 3, 2014John Merriman

It is Monday, May 18, 2009 and firefighters are still battling flames at Sunoco’s  refinery and petrochemical complex at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. A suspected Ethylene leak caused a massive explosion and fire in a unit in the refinery and petrochemical complex on Sunday night. Luckily, no casualties have been reported. Sunoco reportedly operates the Marcus […]

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