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2 presumed dead after rig fire
Nigeria — Search called off for 2 missing foreign workers off Nigeria’s coast after fire. Two foreign workers are presumed dead after an offshore rig … Continue reading →
Sunken ship oil spill leaves endangered species at risk
Australia — An emergency plan has been activated to respond to a sunken ship that is spilling oil and phosphate off the coast of Christmas … Continue reading →
Alert lifted for nuclear plant after chem spill
USA — A broken pipe leading to a chlorine bleach tank caused a chemical spill Thursday at Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuclear plant on the … Continue reading →
16 dead, 37 missing in oil rig disaster
Russia — The bodies of 16 crew from a sunken oil rig were found Monday off Russia’s far eastern Sakhalin island as searches for survivors … Continue reading →
Iran steel factory blast – seven killed
Iran — Explosion follows two blasts that occurred in Iran in recent weeks at sites linked to Tehran’s nuclear program. At least seven people were … Continue reading →
Fire crews battling massive transformer blaze inside an electrical substation
USA — The Phoenix Fire Department has decided to let the large transformer fire in north Phoenix burn itself out because of safety reasons, said … Continue reading →
Tank explodes, catches fire at refinery
USA — A 2.5 million gallon storage tank exploded at the Alon USA Bakersfield Refinery on Rosedale Highway shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday. No one … Continue reading →
14 killed in chemical plant explosion
China — An explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China has killed fourteen workers. It happened at a melamine production unit in Xintai in … Continue reading →
Explosions rip through chemical plant, 1 body found
One worker still missing Fire occurs at No.2 vinyl chloride monomer plant No schedule of when fire can be put out Japan — Two explosions … Continue reading →
45 saved in rare major mine rescue
China — Forty-five miners trapped underground after a rock blast in a Chinese coal mine were brought to the surface Saturday in a rare successful … Continue reading →
Six confirmed dead in grain factory blast as the bodies of the three missing workers are found
Adds to the three employees already confirmed dead USA — The bodies of the final three victims of a grain elevator blast that killed six … Continue reading →
Oil rig blowout blaze to last for days
Special crew helping put out Milam County fire USA — A specialized crew out of Houston is in Milam County trying to put out an … Continue reading →
One killed, 4 injured in explosion at Refinery
India — A worker was killed and four suffered severe burns when an explosion ripped through a crude oil storage tank of Phase III of … Continue reading →