Chemical spill from derailed train in Pierce County under control, officials say

February 27, 2011 | Seattle Times

Hazardous chemicals that spilled from a derailed freight train onto the banks of the Puget Sound on Saturday night could have produced an environmental catastrophe...

At least Two Injured after Boiler Blast in East China

February 26, 2011 | CRIENGLISH.com

At least two were injured Saturday after a boiler blast caused the leak of ammonia gas at a chemical plant in east China's Zhejiang Province...

Explosionan contenedores con 800 toneladas de químico en Guayaquil

February 21, 2011 | El Comercio (Ecuador)

Tres contenedores explosionaron en el Puerto Marítimo de Guayaquil. Dos de ellos estallaron por reacción en cadena. Esto ocurrió hoy a las 14:00, en el sur de la ciudad ...

Hastings accident spills toxic chemicals

February 20, 2011 | Hawke's Bay Today

Hundreds of litres of highly toxic insecticide was spilled from a spraying unit being towed between orchards in Hawke's Bay...

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station spills hydrazine—again

February 19, 2011 | San Diego CityBEAT

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) spilled a highly toxic and volatile chemical—hydrazine—which contaminated more than 70 gallons of water...

Se incendió depósito de productos químicos y tuvieron que evacuar un country

February 18, 2011 | 26Noticias

Un depósito de productos químicos de la localidad bonaerense de Escobar se incendió y el fuego fue combatido por una docena de dotaciones de bomberos...

Großalarm nach Chemieunfall

February 17, 2011 | Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung

Es waren Szenen wie aus einem Katastrophen-Film: Hunderte Rettungskräfte, Durchsagen aus Lautsprechern, Feuerwehrleute...

Unterach: Chemieunfall bei Pharma-Firma

February 16, 2011 | www.regionews.at

In einer Pharma-Firma in Unterach am Attersee sind 300 Liter einer ätzenden Flüssigkeit ausgetreten...

Verletzte nach Chemieunfall in hessischer Fabrik

February 16, 2011 | WELT ONLINE

Bei einem Chemie-Unfall auf dem Gelände einer Logistikfirma im nordhessischen Homberg/Efze sind in der Nacht 38 Menschen ...

Explotó un cilindro de gas cloro en Pdvsa Gas

February 15, 2011 | El Universal (Venezuela)

Los intoxicados por inhalar el producto químico fueron dos trabajadores y unas personas que estaban en una hacienda cercana y según las autoridades de PC, fueron auxiliadas por los bomberos municipales...

Chemical spill at Boar's Head plant in Petersburg

February 15, 2011 | nbc12.com

Nearly a dozen people are recovering after a chemical leak in Petersburg. They were rushed to the hospital after that workplace accident, late Monday evening....

Eine Knallgas-Explosion hat die Detonation im Düsseldorfer Cognis-Werk ausgelöst

February 15, 2011 | RP.ONLINE

Der Knall war am Donnerstagnachmittag Kilometer weit zu hören. Wir beantworten die wichtigsten Fragen zum Cognis-Unfall.
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Interstate 44 reopens after chemical leak

February 12, 2011 | KSDK.com

The westbound lanes of Interstate 44 reopened Friday evening after being closed for several hours after a reported tractor trailer chemical leak...

Chemieunfall in Bozen: Drei Arbeiter im Krankenhaus

February 11, 2011 | SÜDTIROL News

Bozen – Am Freitagvormittag kam es im Bozner Unternehmen Ondaplus zu einem Chemieunfall.. Beim Entleeren einiger Behälter mit hochkonzentriertem Chlor gerieten drei Arbeiter..

Explosions, Fire in Mont Belvieu Natural Gas Plant

February 10, 2011 | yahoo news

Explosions rocked the city of Mont Belvieu around noon central time on Tuesday. The explosions were due to malfunctions at a chemical plant owned by Enterprise Products. The blast could be felt ...

Estuvo cortada la ruta 136 por el accidente de un camión que transportaba sustancias químicas

February 10, 2011 | Radio Máxima

El tránsito por la ruta internacional 136, que une Argentina con Uruguay, estuvo cortado por algunas horas a raíz de un accidente sufrido por un camión que transportaba sustancias químicas....

Se incendian más de 30 vagones cargados de etanol

February 8, 2011 | LaRepública.pe

Varios vagones de un tren que transportaba sustancias químicas volátiles continuaban ardiendo la noche del domingo luego de descarrilarse y explotar por la madrugada a unos 80 kilómetros al sur de Toledo, Ohio....

Descarrilamiento de un tren en EE.UU. provoca desalojo de viviendas, pero no ...

February 6, 2011 | EFE

  

El descarrilamiento hoy de un tren de mercancías que transportaba químicos explosivos en el estado de Ohio, en el noreste de EE.UU., y que ardió en llamas tras el incidente, provocó el desalojo de varias viviendas, aunque el suceso no dejó víctimas...

Incidente ferroviario nel Mendrisiotto

February 5, 2011 | Ticinonline

Sono iniziate attorno alle 13 le delicate operazioni di recupero del carro-cisterna rovesciatosi questa mattina alla stazione di Chiasso in seguito a un incidente ferroviario...

Incident chimique en gare de Chiasso: 80 personnes évacuées

February 5, 2011 Romandie.com

Incident chimique en gare de Chiasso: 80 personnes évacuées

Cinq wagons-citernes vides ont heurté un train de marchandises en gare de triage de Chiasso (TI). L'un d'eux, rempli d'oxyde d'éthylène, s'est renversé, si bien que 80 habitants du quartier ont été évacués...

Plant accident injures worker

February 4, 2011 | tonawanda-news

A small fire erupted when a forklift operator accidentally bumped into a 55-gallon drum containing a mixture of chemicals...

Factory fire kills at least 12, cops called it minor

February 3, 2011 Times of India

The police say 12 people have died of burns suffered in the January 25 fire, allegedly triggered by a chemical leak that knocked out workers before a blast...

Großeinsatz nach Chemieunfall in Rendsburg

February 3, 2011| KN-online

Ein Unfall in einer Firma für Reinigungs- und Entkalkungsmittel sorgte am Mittwochmittag für einen Großeinsatz von Polizei und Feuerwehr im Rendsburger Norden....

CSB: Multiple Deficiencies Led to 2008 Bayer CropScience Explosion

February 2, 2011 | EHS Today

28, 2008, Bayer CropScience pesticide manufacturing unit explosion that killed two workers and injured eight others, the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB). In its final report about the explosion that killed two workers and injured eight others, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) found multiple deficiencies during a lengthy startup process that resulted in a runaway chemical reaction inside a residue treater pressure vessel ..

New Approach Needed To Prevent Major 'Systemic Failures'

February 2, 2011 | red Orbit

A Purdue University researcher is proposing development of a new cross-disciplinary approach for analyzing and preventing systemic failures in complex systems that play a role in calamities ranging from huge power blackouts to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster and the subprime mortgage crisis...

CSB study faults Goodyear in fatal 2008 plant accident

February 1, 2011 | Tire Business

Better emergency training and safety procedures might have prevented the death of one worker and the injury of six others in a heat exchanger rupture and ammonia release at Goodyear’s Houston synthetic rubber plant ...