Updates on Chemical Accidents at Home and Abroad (2016-11-08)

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International Accident Alerts 1. Oil pipeline leak in Trans Forcados, Nigeria On November 1, a significant amount of crude oil leaked from the Trans Forcados oil pipeline operated by NNPC in the Niger Delta, Nigeria; no injuries were reported. 2. Fire at Imperial Oil’s Sarnia refinery in Ontario, Canada: On November 1, a fire broke out at Imperial Oil’s Sarnia refinery in Ontario, Canada, that night; no injuries were reported as a result of the incident. 3. Severe Toxic Gas Leak at Chemical Plant in Gujarat, India On November 2, a severe leak of the highly toxic gas phosgene occurred at a chemical plant in the Bharuch area of Gujarat, India, resulting in 4 deaths and 13 injuries. 4. Oil and gas well spill in Ventura, California, USA On November 2, a gas well explosion occurred in Ventura, California, USA; no injuries were reported as a result of the incident. 5. Natural gas leak in Bayonne, New Jersey: On November 3, a natural gas leak occurred at a construction site in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA; no one was injured. 6. Natural gas pipeline leak in Montrose, Colorado, USA On November 3, a major natural gas pipeline in Montrose, Colorado, USA, experienced a leak; no one was injured. Domestic Accident Alerts: Accident Alert 1. Crude oil leakage at an oil extraction facility in Dingbian, Shaanxi. On October 29, a crude oil leakage occurred at an oil extraction facility in Group 3, Xuexiaoyuan Village, Baiwanzi Town, Dingbian County, Shaanxi, resulting in varying degrees of soil contamination. 2. Benzene leak from a tank truck on the Shandong Changshen Expressway: At 8 a.m. on November 3, a series of rear-end collisions occurred on the Linshu section of the Shandong Changshen Expressway, resulting in a leak from a tank truck carrying benzene; no one was injured. 3. Gas leak at an intersection in Baoding, Hebei: At 5 a.m. on November 4, a gas leak occurred at the intersection of Yuhua East Road and Yulan Street in Baoding, Hebei, due to pipeline construction; no one was injured. 4. Fire caused by heat transfer oil at a mica factory in Xianning, Hubei Province: At 7 a.m. on November 4, a leak of high-temperature heat transfer oil in one of the buildings of a mica factory in Magang Town, Xianning City, Hubei Province, led to a fire; no injuries were reported as a result of this incident.