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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]
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]
At about 10:30 p.m. on February 22, twenty-four cars of a 92-car Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) freight train derailed in the downtown area of Waverly. Initially, local emergency services handled the accident, including inspecting the wreck for signs of any hazardous material (or hazmat) leaks.
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 ...
1728 – Copenhagen Fire of 1728, Denmark, two-fifths of the city burned down during three days. 3,650 families became homeless. 1731 – Blandford Forum, Dorset, England, a large majority of the town was destroyed on 4 June. The aftermath of this fire had an Act of Parliament passed stating that rebuilding work must be in brick and tile.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...