by Dale | Mar 1, 2022 | Fire and Safety, Renewable Energy
A large transport vessel drifting in the Atlantic Ocean broke out in flames on February 16th, which caused the electric vehicles the ship was transporting batteries to ignite. It can be a complicated matter to respond and extinguish a fire outbreak in such a large...
by Dale | Oct 22, 2021 | Fire and Safety, Petroleum Industry
It’s reported that in the early morning of October 11th, a gasoline tank located in Lebenon suffered a massive fire outbreak due to operational error during fuel transfers. Image and original story courtesy of industrialfireworld.com and their respective owners....
by Dale | Sep 1, 2021 | Fire and Safety, Power Plant, Utility Industry
Fires caused by lithium battery opereated vehicles and stations have been on the rise since many vehicle manufactures are switching to hybrid and fully electric vehicles. Between Chevy recalling their line of Bolt Electric Vehicles, and a major fire outbreak in a...
by Dale | Jul 22, 2020 | Fire and Safety, Petroleum Industry
Hindustantimes.com has reported that a damaged gas well that has been spewing an uncontrolled release of gas for over 56 days has exploded, injuring three foreign experts. This explosion is the result of a blowout at Oil India Limited’s gas well number 5, which...
by Dale | Jul 13, 2020 | Fire and Safety, Utility Industry
California’s largest utility company, Pacific Gas and Electric, has put over $5 billion dollars and over 20 percent of its stock into a trust for the victims of wildfires and other incidents caused by their utility equipment. They’ve also restructured...
by Dale | Jul 9, 2020 | Fire and Safety, Power Plant
The government-ran NLC Power Plant located in the state of Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district in southern India has suffered a massive blast. It is reported the blast is the second deadliest boiler explosion within the last two months. The incident is reported to...
