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A chemical gas leak from a rail tanker in Whitewater Township, Ohio, prompted fears of an explosion and evacuation orders for people within at least a half-mile radius of the incident.
Crews just before 2 p.m. began applying water on the railcar tank using a fire hydrant at U.S. 50 and state Route 128, due to the "very substantial" chemical leak.
After two days of fear that the 30,000-gallon tank car could explode, hazmat teams were able to contain the leak. A railcar had been left sitting over the summer for more than five months, leading ...
[9] [5] Police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam stated that at least 100 people, many critically, were injured by the explosion and were taken to hospitals in the towns of Ringim and Hadejia. [9] The Nigerian Medical Association urged doctors to go to nearby emergency facilities. [5] On 17 October mass funerals were organized. [6]
The Ecatepec de Morelos explosion was caused by a gas tank truck similar to this one, owned by Mexican company Sonigas. On 7 May 2013, at about 5:15 am local time (12:15 GMT), a gas tank truck exploded in a BLEVE on Federal Highway 85 "México–Pachuca" in Ecatepec de Morelos , a municipality in the State of Mexico about 8.7 mi (14.0 km) north ...
1990 – 1990 Bangkok gas explosion caused 88 deaths. 2000 – Ibadan tanker truck explosion multiple car pile-up explodes 100–200 killed. 2009 – 2009 Kenyan oil spill ignition resulted in the deaths of at least 111 people and infliction of gruesome injuries to countless hundreds more on 31 January, following a road accident in Molo , Kenya.
A gas explosion rocked Youngstown, Ohio on Tuesday morning, causing multiple injuries, according to reports.. Emergency crews rushed to Federal Street, the central business corridor in the ...
Dozens of people in northern Nigeria were killed in a massive explosion as they tried to scoop up fuel from a crashed tanker truck. Fuel tanker truck explosion kills more than 140 people in ...