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The JOIFF Virtual Foam Summit 19th & 20th May 2021
The JOIFF Virtual Foam Summit 2021 Live – 19th & 20th May 2021 Plus a Further 30 Day On Demand Event FREE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN CLICK HERE TO JOIN THIS EVENT The Global Covid 19 Pandemic has resulted in all of the important Fire Industry Events to be cancelled or postponed. Due to the risks that Covid 19 represents,…
JOIFF Shared Learning Webinar Fire Fighter Safety, Health, Communication & Data Analytics
As part of the continuing JOIFF Shared Learning Series of free webinars our next webinar will be on the 28th April at 14h00 - 15h00 London time. Agenda for Webinar on Fire Fighter Safety, Health, Communication & Data Analytics Subjects that will be covered include: - Firefighter Safety Technology Updates - - Firefighter Hygiene R&D - - Communication – On…
USA – Texas – Large Chemical Fire Report & Video
HOUSTON, Texas - A massive fire burned for hours Wednesday afternoon at an industrial facility on Lakeside Drive in the Channelview area. K-Solv tweeted that all of their employees are safe and accounted for. The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office says no injuries have been reported. Officials later added that one person sought medical treatment for respiratory issues. A shelter-in-place…
Three Missing After Blowout And Blaze On Platform At China’s Largest Offshore Oilfield
Fire still raging late on Thursday at facility on field where CNOOC Ltd is joined by ConocoPhillips Three crew members are missing after a well blowout and fire on a platform in China's Bohai Bay this week that has halted operations at China's largest offshore oilfield, where state-controlled giant CNOOC Ltd is partnered by US independent ConocoPhillips. The blaze hit…
Mexico – Explosion & Fire Rock PEMEX Refinery- 7 Injured
Fire and explosion inside the Lázaro Cárdenas refinery in Minatitlán, Veracruz A fire has broken out at a Pemex oil refinery in Minatitlan, a town in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Video from the scene shows a plume of black smoke as the facility is engulfed in flames. 7 casualties have been reported. The incident occurred at the Petroleos Mexicano…
Indonesia Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts At Oil Refinery
Indonesia - Massive Blaze At Pertamina Balongan Refinery - VIDEO Firefighters in Indonesia are working to put out a massive fire that has broken out at one of the country's largest oil refineries. The fire broke out at the Balongan refinery, run by state oil firm Pertamina, at 00:45 local time on Monday (17:45 GMT Sunday). At least five people…
Tunisia – 6 Killed Following Tanker Explosion – Video
Six people were killed and another injured when a tanker exploded at an asphalt plant in the industrial zone of Gabes, southeastern Tunisia, according to Civil Protection. The spokesman for the Civil Protection said in a statement that the explosion, the causes of which are not yet known, caused six casualties and one injured in a preliminary outcome. Four of…
Singapore – Dust Explosion Kills 3, Critically Injures 5
SINGAPORE: Three of the 10 workers who suffered burns in a fire at an industrial building in Tuas have died, said Commissioner for Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Silas Sng on Thursday (Feb 25). Another five are in critical condition, while two workers have been discharged, added Mr Sng. Preliminary investigations have found that the accident at 32E Tuas Avenue 11 was caused…
Military Base Explosion Kills 98, Injures 615 In Equatorial Guinea
The death toll following a series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea on March 7 has risen to 98, the country’s health ministry has said. In a statement, the ministry said that of the 615 people injured, 316 have been discharged and 299 remain in care in the various hospitals in the coastal city of Bata. In…
US Chemical Safety Board Provides Investigation Update Into Fatal December 2020 Blast
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released an investigation update on the December 2020 explosion at a chemical plant in Belle, West Virginia which killed one worker and injured three others. The blast occurred in an industrial dryer unit while Optima Belle, the tenant at the plant, was performing a process to remove water from chlorinated dry bleach. The…
