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- 08 December 2025
In the early hours of Sunday 11 December 2005, the Buncefield oil storage depot in Hemel Hempstead, UK, was rocked by a massive explosion.
The blast was caused by a vapour…
View full post »- 01 December 2025
Pipework on Shell UK’s Brent Charlie platform in the North Sea deteriorated to such an extent that contained hydrocarbon fluids escaped, forming a potentially catastrophic explosive and flammable mixture that…
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- 08 August 2025
An employee and two young girls were killed after an explosion at a biofuel plant in Nebraska, US on 29 July. The incident happened around midday at Horizon Biofuels, a…
View full post »- 30 July 2025
An explosion at a flour mill in Texas, US killed one person and left three others with serious injuries on 23 July. The incident happened at a facility operated by…
View full post »- 16 July 2025
US Department of Labor safety inspectors have cited a US food distributor for allegedly failing to protect employees against fire and explosion hazards at its poultry plant in Camilla, Georgia.…
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- 09 July 2025
Over 40 people were injured following a blast at a petrol station in Rome, Italy on 4 July. The incident happened at a site in the Prenestino neighbourhood after a…
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