April 08, 2021– A massive industrial fire has broken out at a Texas industrial facility located at Channelview, Harris County, Texas. A thich black plume of smoke could be seen billowing out from the facility. HCFMO Hazmat and fire investigators are en route to assist Channelview Fire Department. More information will be provided as soon … Read more
Match 29,2021– Indonesia Refinery Fire A massive fire raged today at PT Pertamina’s refinery at Balongan in West Java. About 900 people in the surrounding villages have been evacuated. There were reports of five serious injuries due to the fire and some persons missing. Operations at the refinery have been stopped but the management aims … Read more
March 27,2020 – The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new animation video, that shows the disaster which took place at the BP Texas City facility, more than 15 years ago. During that accident, a massive fire and explosions took place at the refinery, also many tons of hydrocarbons got released causing an … Read more
Why are fires and explosions in the process industry (think Oil & Gas, Petroleum refining, lube oil blending, chemicals and plastics manufacturing, etc) so different? Find out in the informative video below.
Update on Philly Refinery fire. Philadelphia, PA, October 16, 2019 – Today, the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a factual update into the June 21, 2019, explosion and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) Refinery in Philadelphia. The factual update notes that a pipe elbow, which had corroded to about half the thickness … Read more
