Typically, there are many disciplines of risk on industrial plants, such as, people safety, environmental safety, intrinsic safety, functional safety, and more. They all share the same objectives, such as protecting physical assets. Industrial consequences may happen from different types of causes.
Pemex refinery blaze injures four
"May 23: A Day of Tragedy as Pemex Refinery Blaze Injures Four"
Wind turbine firm Nordex hit by Conti ransomware attack
The Conti ransomware operation has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on wind turbine giant Nordex, which was forced to shut down IT systems and remote access to the managed turbines earlier thi...
A factory fire in Hull, UK, involved 300 tonnes of plastic
A major incident was reported in Hull, north-west England, on 24 November after a fire broke out in a factory containing around 300 tonnes of plastic.No one was injured during the incident; however, a...
Coal mine explosion leaves 51 dead and dozens injured in Russia
An explosion killed 51 people and injured 49 at the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in Russia's Kemerovo region on November 25. There were 285 miners in the mine when the incident occurred and 46 of them...
Carbon dioxide leak kills one, injures three at Spanish nuclear power plant
One person died and three were taken to hospital after a carbon dioxide leak at the Ascó nuclear power plant in Catalonia, Spain, on Nov. 24. Emergency services said the incident was not related to ra...
First interim report into July chemical explosion that killed seven in Leverkusen reveals likely cause
The first interim report on the investigation into the July 27 explosion at a chemical waste incineration plant in Leverkusen, Germany says that a chemical reaction was likely to have been the cause....
US CSB releases safety video on fatal 2019 hydrogen sulphide release
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a safety video into the October 26, 2019, hydrogen sulfide release at the Aghorn Operating waterflood station in Odessa, Texas. The release fatally inju...
US refinery reaches $1 million settlement, admits no wrongdoing in 2018 explosion that injured 36
The Superior Refining Company has reached a settlement of around $1 million in relation to the 2018 explosion at its oil refinery in Superior, northwestern Wisconsin which injured 36 people and caused...
Russian chemical plant fire kills seven
A fire at a chemical plant in southern Russia killed seven people on July 29. The seven people were initially taken to hospital but later died of their injuries. The incident happened at the Kamenski...
US chemical plant leak kills two, injures 30
A chemical leak at a plant in La Porte, Texas left two people dead and another 30 injured on July 27. Around 45,000kg of acetic acid was released during the incident, which happened at a plant belongi...
2 dead, 30 hospitalized after ‘mass casualties’ incident at LyondellBasell chemical plant near La Porte
The incident comes just days after a leak at a Dow Chemical plant in La Porte and another LyondellBasell leak in Galena Park.
Chemical park explosion kills two person in Germany, five people still missing and 31 injured
An explosion at an industrial park in Leverkusen, Germany killed two people and injured 31 others on July 27. The incident happened at Chempark, an industrial park for several chemical companies, incl...
Pipeline Pumping Station Explosion Kills Three in Iran
An explosion at an oil pipeline pumping station in southern Iran killed three workers and injured four others on July 6, Iranian state media reported.The explosion occurred at the Einkhosh oil field a...
Chemical factory explosion kills one and leaves 39 injured in Thailand
A fire and explosion at a plastics factory in Bangkok initially injured 21 people on July 5. Despite firefighters' efforts to extinguish the blaze, it was rekindled on July 6, causing a second exp...
‘Eye of Fire’ in Gulf of Mexico Caused by Thunderstorm, Says PEMEX
Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) has said the cause of the 'eye of fire' that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on July 2 was the combination of a thunderstorm and a leak in a gas pipeline. The oil co...
The explosion of a chemical plant causes major fires and mass evacuations in the US.
An explosion at a chemical plant in northern Illinois, USA, On June 14, it sparked a large fire and resulted in an evacuation order that lasted four days while firefighters battled the blaze. The inci...
Oil company fined £400,000 for North Sea platform gas leak
Offshore Apache oil company was fined £400,000 after it failed to provide written safety procedures for the depressurisation of an oil well, prompting the release of more than 1000kg of hydrocarbon ga...
Hacker Allegedly Attempted to Poison San Francisco Bay Area Water Supply
A hacker allegedly tried to poison water that was being processed at a San Francisco Bay Area water treatment plant, according to an NBC News report late last week.
Massive fire at chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois, could burn for days
Authorities are allowing a massive fire from a chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois, to burn, which could take several days, rather than risk chemical runoff spilling into the nearby Rock River.
How serious is the loss at China’s nuclear power plant?
One of the companies involved in a new nuclear reactor at Taishan in Guangdong, China, has written to the US government warning of an "imminent radiological threat" at the plant. The memo fr...
Cyberattack forced the closure of all JBS beef plants in the US.
A cyberattack on JBS SA, the world's largest meat producer, forced the closure of all of its U.S. meat plants, wiping out production from facilities that supply nearly a quarter of U.S. supplies.
A fire and a cyberattack cause large blackouts throughout Puerto Rico
A large fire at an electrical substation for Puerto Rico's new electricity supplier, Luma Energy, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of the island's residents on Thursday. At the height of the...
Explosion of a U.S. steel mill Injures eight people, company previously cited for explosion risks
An explosion at a steel mill in Colorado, United States, injured eight people on May 29. The incident, which occurred at the EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel plant in Pueblo, is said to have been the explos...
Deadly explosion reported at Romania’s largest oil refinery
Thick black smoke from the fire was reported to be moving away from the Romanian coast towards the Black Sea. Authorities said local citizens were safe, but advised them to close the windows.
Cyberattack forces closure of major U.S. pipeline
A cyberattack forced the temporary closure of one of the largest pipelines in the United States on Friday, underscoring already heightened concerns about vulnerabilities in the country critical infras...
