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Blaze Erupts at West Tulsa Refinery
A fire erupted Monday afternoon at the HF Sinclair refinery located in west Tulsa. According to a company spokesperson, the fire was triggered by what they described as an “operational upset” at…
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Fires Contained at Libya’s Zawiya Refinery, National Oil Corporation Reports
Fires that erupted in multiple reservoirs at the Zawiya refinery in Libya have been successfully contained. Located 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Tripoli, Zawiya hosts Libya’s largest operational refinery, which has…
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Blaze Reported at Salamanca’s Ing. Antonio M. Amor Refinery
A fire erupted Tuesday night at the Ing. Antonio M. Amor refinery, located in Salamanca, Guanajuato. The flames were visible from several kilometers away, accompanied by noticeable smoke and a strong odor…
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Firefighters Battle Cargo Fire on Newly Delivered Bulker in Canary Islands
Emergency crews are working to contain a fire aboard a newly built bulk carrier docked in the Canary Islands. The blaze erupted on Monday within the cargo hold of the 5,250-dwt multipurpose…
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US Department of Labor conducted impact inspections at 15 mines with histories of repeated health, safety violations in October 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections in October 2024 at 15 mines in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri,…
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CSB Urges Chemical Facilities to Prepare Now for Extreme Cold-Weather this Winter
With winter and cold weather rapidly approaching, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is re-emphasizing to chemical facilities the importance of being prepared for extreme cold outdoor weather, which…
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Explosion at Italian Gas Refinery Leaves Two Dead, Nine Injured
An explosion at a gas refinery near Florence, Italy, claimed the lives of at least two people and left nine others injured on Monday, according to local authorities. Four individuals remain unaccounted…
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Process Safety Beacon: Stored chemicals are still hazardous
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster where highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) was released from a storage tank. This event caused thousands of fatalities. None of the safeguards…
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Oil Spill Detected in Western Poland; Supply Remains Unaffected
On Sunday morning, December 1, a leak was identified in the Druzhba pipeline in western Poland. According to a statement from Ewa Sochacka-Urban, spokesperson for PERN S.A., the spill occurred near Pniewy,…
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Second Fire at Pemex Refinery in a Week Raises Operational Alarms
A fire broke out on Thursday 28th November morning at Pemex’s Minatitlán refinery in Veracruz, marking the second incident at a company facility within a week. Local reports indicate that onsite teams…
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