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October 5, 1913 - A spark from a passing locomotive was blamed for starting a fire, in a 250,000 gallon tank of distillate oil at the San Diego Standard Oil tank yard. As the oil burned it threw sparks skyward, which rained down on several other tanks nearby, igniting them. The fire burned for 2 days. [9]
January 30 – A natural gas pipeline burst and burned in western Oklahoma near 9:15 P.M. Multiple firefighters attempted to extinguish the blaze. [39] February 3 – A Tennessee Gas Pipeline natural gas pipeline failed in near Sardis, a town in Panola County, Mississippi. A failed wrinkle bend is suspected to be the cause of the release.
A fuel tank truck crashed and people gathered at the accident site to collect the fuel. The tank truck exploded, initially burning 60 people to death. Video footage of the incident began circulating on social media, in which many people can be seen collecting fuel in yellow containers and jerrycans. [124]
It's been six days since residents of a Tennessee city were told that diesel fuel spilled into a local reservoir, and most of them still can't drink their tap water. Many of the 40,000 people who ...
On December 23, 1988, a tractor-trailer tanker truck hauling liquefied propane crashed on an exit ramp at the Interstate 40/Interstate 240 (I-40/I-240) interchange in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, US. The crash ruptured the tank; the leaking gas exploded, setting multiple vehicles and structures on fire.
A Tennessee city told its 40,000 residents Thursday that they can drink their tap water again, a week after they were ordered to stay away after diesel fuel spilled into a reservoir at a treatment ...
A McKean Township man whose home in the 3300 block of East Stancliff Road was destroyed by fire on Aug. 1 is accused by the Pennsylvania State Police of creating a hazardous situation on the ...
An explosion at a gas station burned down 25 homes and 16 shops. [118] 11 October 2020 Iran: Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province: 5 9 Gas explosion. [119] 12 October 2020 Nigeria: Oriade: 9 Unknown A tanker fell over and exploded along the Ilesa-Akure highway. [120] 21 October 2020 Pakistan: Karachi: 5+ 27 Explosion at an apartment building. [121] 4 ...