Fire occured at the candles production plant on Sunday, 29th of July 2018. Fire engulfed 10 cubic metters tank filled with paraffine. The cause was leakage of paraffin into the insulation of the tank. Fire was quickly egstinguished by 24 fire trucks.
Fire destroyed paint warehouse located in one of the building at Gdansk dockyard on 17th of July 2018. There was no injuries and environmental causes, but premises were completely damadged. The root cause was hot works made at the day of the incident.
Two workers were injured when an explosion set off a massive fire at the Meridian Magnesium plant in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, roughly 80 miles west of Detroit. The Meridian Magnesium explosion was reported shortly before 1:30 p.m. on May 3, 2018. The blast set off a magnesium fire that has been characterized as the largest Read more about 2 Injured When Explosion Sets Off Massive Fire at Meridian Magnesium[…]
Fire engulfed pumping station located at the tank farm of the Gdansk Refinery on 20th of May 2018. Fire was egstinguished promptly by internal fire brigade. There was no injuries, environmental and premises damadge. The root cause was pump mechanical failure what led to overheating and resulted in fire of pump station located near by huge Read more about Fire at Gdansk Refinery[…]
An explosion rocked a refinery in northwestern Wisconsin on 27th of April, injuring at least 11 people, forcing the evacuation of homes, schools and a hospital, and sending a plume of noxious smoke billowing into the air. Tank of crude oil or asphalt exploded at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior.
An explosion rocked a chemical factory on Thursday, 22th of March in the Czech Republic, killing six people and injuring two others. Unipetrol, a Czech oil processor and plastics producer, said the blast took place inside one of the storage tank for fuels and additives in its refinery in the town of Kralupy nad Vltavou, Read more about Explosion occured at Unipetrol Czech Republic Site[…]
A huge fire engulfed a paint factory has wreaked navoc across north London. It sent smoke billowing across London with eyewitnesses reporting “fireballs” shooting into the air. Fireballs reportedly 100 m high were shooting through the air. London Fire Brigade (LFB) said nearly 100 firefighters tackled the large blaze that completely destroyed a paint factory Read more about North London paint factory destroyed by blaze that sent ‘fireballs shooting into air’[…]
One dead and 18 injured after blaze tears through Baumgarten gas hub, plunging Europe into energy crisis. Southern Europe faced energy shortages after Austrian pipelines were likely to be out of action for days following an explosion and fire that ripped through a main gas hub near Vienna. Baumgarten, where the explosion occurred, is a Read more about 12th of December of 2017, Explosion at Natural Gas hub at Baumgarten, Austria[…]