The U.S. averages one petro­chemical incident every 4 days

The Shell plant in Norco, Louisiana, is flaring once again, putting the surrounding homes, park, and playground in the path of dangerous...... Learn More

According to reports from the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, a chemical spill occurred at Chevron-Phillips in Borger and left a...... Learn More

A Portland & Western Railroad train went into the river after a trestle collapsed Jan. 4. The train was carrying urea and...... Learn More

Ongoing flaring at the Shell petrochemical complex blanketed communities with toxic chemicals in Norco, Louisiana.... Learn More

Ammonia hydroxide, a corrosive solution used in cleaners and refrigerants leaked at Holgate Center... Learn More

A large fire was extinguished at the Three Rivers Valero Refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas. No injuries were reported. Many residents posted...... Learn More

Flaring reported at Westlake Vinyls in Clavert City, possible ethylene dichloride.... Learn More

8.67 gallons of acid spilled and mixed with .61 gallons of chlorine, creating the chemical mixture that resulted in 20 employees being...... Learn More

Chemical plant rooftop caught fire... Learn More

Storage unit at Pall Corporation facility caught fire.... Learn More

Chemical leak was reported at SABIC Innovative Chemicals. ... Learn More

Explosion was reported at Westlake Chemical plant in Geismar, no other details were provided.... Learn More

After a fire, authorities discovered multiple chemicals, which the company was not permitted for, were stored and leaking around the facility. ... Learn More

One person was killed and two more injured at an explosion at a Alexander Chemical facility in Laporte, Indiana.... Learn More

Multiple box cars derailed as two trains collided in Houston, TX. Several of the cars were carrying plastic pellets, which spilled out...... Learn More

Chemical release was reported at Laxness South Chemical plant, which specialized in manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection...... Learn More

Methyl mercaptan was released at a processing facility... Learn More

Orange-hued cloud reported at nitrogen facility... Learn More

Metallic smell reported near chemical plant.... Learn More

Fire broke out at chemical factory that specialized in rubber production.... Learn More

A search by Environment Florida of tampa bay beaches uncovered 1,515 nurdles in 8 places.... Learn More

A benzene leak from a tank occurred at refinery, causing shelter-in-place order that included nearby schools.... Learn More

Vapor cloud near chemical plant caused shelter-in-place.... Learn More

A Highly Toxic Flammable Gas Leak Reported at Taft Manufacturing Company... Learn More

Landscaping truck involved in an accident carrying multiple... Learn More

More nurdles found in San Diego, this time near train tracks on El Camino Real.... Learn More

Chemical plant evacuated after fire.... Learn More

ExxonMobil notified that refinery would have a controlled "burning of waste gas."... Learn More

Equipment malfunction resulted in nitric acid spill at manufacturing company... Learn More

17 cars derailed carrying propylene, sulfuric acid, and cyanuric acid.... Learn More

Nurdles found at San Diego beaches... Learn More

One person is dead and several others are injured after a chemical release at an industrial plant in Deer Park.... Learn More

Four people were injured and two are in critical condition from inhalation burns at the Formosa Plastics plant in Baton Rouge,... Learn More

Three employees were hospitalized after a chemical spill at Archem, Inc. in Sanborn, NY. Archem Inc produces polyurethane foam . About 100... Learn More

Cedar Rapids firefighters responded to a chemical leak from a faulty refrigerator at Mount Mercy University's Donnelly Center, prompting an evacuation. The... Learn More

A spill of chloroprene occurred Sept. 25 at the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in St. John the Baptist Parish, the Louisiana Department... Learn More

Firefighters, a local hazardous materials team and other emergency responders determined that the smell was coming from a rail yard in the... Learn More

Evacuations occurred near a Washington water treatment plant after a driver mixed liquid ammonia sulfate with sodium hypochlorite, producing toxic gas.... Learn More

The timeline has been pushed back yet again for an ongoing pipeline fire on the border of Deer Park and La Porte... Learn More

PBF Energy's Torrance refinery in California has experienced flaring for the fourth consecutive day, caused by a mechanical or electrical malfunction. The... Learn More

Ohio EPA confirmed a phenol-based chemical spill from Dover Chemical on Sept. 6, causing fish deaths in Sugar Creek. Response teams are... Learn More

A three-alarm HAZMAT fire broke at a chemical packaging facility in Akron, Ohio triggering air quality concerns for nearby residents. ... Learn More

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the semi rolled near Highway 52 and Interstate 90 in Rochester shortly after 7 p.m., spilling... Learn More

A large flare at a southeast Houston chemical plant Monday morning was caused by electrical issues after a power outage, officials said.... Learn More

Flaring occurred at the Shell plant in Deer Park. The flaring started around 9 a.m. and kept burning into the night. Shell... Learn More

The Valero refinery in Benicia was flaring intermittently Thursday afternoon, the refinery reported to fire officials. The Benicia Fire Department said Wednesday... Learn More

A chemical spill at American Sanitation Supplies has been occurred but been contained. A small amount of material has leaked onto Industrial... Learn More

At approximately 5:15 a.m. Monday morning, the fire suppression system in hangar four went off, discharging approximately 1,600 gallons of foam containing... Learn More

A power outage cut off a string of Ship Channel facilities and a transformer caught fire at the Air Liquide gas plant.... Learn More

The semi-truck was hauling a tanker filled with 5,000 gallons of liquid manure when it collided with a northbound Wisconsin Southern train.... Learn More

A building at the Harriman State Office Campus in Albany was evacuated Tuesday morning after a chemical spill. Officials said some ammonium... Learn More

Crews are working to contain a diesel oil spill in the Houston Ship Channel Tuesday afternoon, according to PEMEX Deer Park. The... Learn More

The spill took place Sunday night in a parking lot adjacent to the casino after the driver of an 18-wheeler carrying the... Learn More

The industrial accident happened about 9:50 p.m. Saturday at TalalayGlobal on River Road, said Paul J. Wilson, Shelton's deputy fire chief. Fire... Learn More

At about 8:30 PM on Wednesday, August 7th, an Old Orchard Beach Police Department unit, on routine patrol, alerted our team to... Learn More

Multiple agencies battled a large fire at a College Park chemical plant on Wednesday. The blaze broke out at the Alchemix Plant... Learn More

The spill occurred around 11:15 a.m. at a business on the 400 block of St. Anthony Parkway, near Columbia Golf Course, according... Learn More

Emergency officials continued cleanup efforts Sunday of a large oil spill in Bayou Lafourche that was first detected early Saturday and traced... Learn More

The spill occurred in the back of a pool company's box truck after the material tipped over, according to the Easton Volunteer... Learn More

Residents on Normandy Road in Clifton expressed concern Tuesday about the flammable chemicals from Monday’s tanker explosion on Route 3. “It smelled... Learn More

Tractor-trailer leakedhydrochloric acid solution on part of road... Learn More

Officials with the Calcasieu Refining Company confirmed the plant is currently not operating after heavy flaring this morning. A spokesperson with the... Learn More

On July 18, EPA Region 6 received two National Response Center reports indicating an ongoing air release in West Orange, Texas. Region... Learn More

ExxonMobil shut down its 251,800-barrel-per-day refinery at Joliet, Illinois, due to a power outage after a storm, according to a filing late... Learn More

Months after a train crashed the night of Feb. 7 in Valley Falls — spilling rapeseed oil and tiny plastic beads from... Learn More

Material Sciences Corporation reported to have released wastewater into ditch.... Learn More

The incident occurred at the AFCO facility in the 800 block, involving a leak that released a mixture of water, nitric acid,... Learn More

Not long after, the Chocolate Bayou petrochemical plant, owned by British-based Ineos and also located in Brazoria County, reported almost 7 tons... Learn More

The lanes of US-52 were closed at 12:46 p.m. after an unidentified barrel with an unknown substance was discovered on the side... Learn More

In their statement near 12 p.m., the fire department identified the hazardous material as ‘a small quantity of pyrophoric liquid metal’ and... Learn More

Formosa Plastics Corporation and Freeport LNG also reported flaring related to Beryl, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.... Learn More

The fuel giant Marathon Petroleum said Monday that its Galveston Bay Refinery had lost power during the storm and was burning off... Learn More

Twenty-nine cars of a CPKC train derailed around 3:45 a.m. in a marshy area surrounded by farmland that's about 140 miles (225... Learn More

According to a town of Navassa spokesperson, at around 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning, the Navassa Volunteer Fire Department responded to a chlorine... Learn More

A chemical spill at Mount Vernon Mills in Trion, Georgia forced several evacuations overnight. The Trion Fire Department responded to the scene... Learn More

A malfunctioning firefighting system leaked around 10 gallons of foam in the Bethel aviation facility’s boiler room, hangar bay, and outside of... Learn More

Hundreds of gallons of chemical foam used to fight fires have spilled out of the Army Aviation Support Facility and into the... Learn More

A chemical leak in Buckeye prompted a shelter-in-place warning Friday evening as authorities investigated the air quality, the Buckeye Police Department said.... Learn More

Ammonia leak inside the building involving the Ammonia refrigeration system.... Learn More

Emergency officials are working on a chemical spill involving a train around Highway 367 in the McRae area. Beebe Police said on... Learn More

Eastbound lanes of I-70 through Kansas City closed…after a tanker truck carrying plant chemicals overturned on the highway. The truck overturned around... Learn More

Interstate 20 in Douglasville is completely shut down during the busy Thursday afternoon rush hour following a leak from an overturned tractor-trailer... Learn More

A Union Pacific Railroad train spilled a synthetic rubber substance into a southeast Nebraska creek Tuesday when it derailed near the Cass... Learn More

A manufacturing plant was evacuated Friday when a delivery truck spilled about 10 gallons of sulfuric acid, officials said. No injuries were... Learn More

The Austin Fire Department is responding to what it called a “hazardous spill” in west Austin Tuesday morning. AFD later said the... Learn More

Two workers were injured in a chemical spill at a foam manufacturing facility in Mansfield Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to Future... Learn More

At approximately 1 p.m. on May 26th, the LyondellBasell Clinton Complex temporarily lost power, which resulted in flaring at the facility.... Learn More

Petroleum-based chemicals have been dripping down an abutment of Moore Lane Bridge, less than two years after the town installed a containment... Learn More

A tank on its side and foam seen running into the Black Creek caused a hazmat response, Muskegon Professional Firefighters said Tuesday.... Learn More

A large storage building operated by a subcontractor at the Bailey Mine complex in Greene County caught fire Monday morning, prompting numerous... Learn More

A shelter-in-place has been issued for the area of Burrton after an oil field supply plant was damaged causing a chemical spill.... Learn More

Flaring events were also reported at Exxon Mobil’s facilities in Beaumont, and a spokesperson said that the impacts there were ‘minor.’... Learn More

TPC Group's petrochemical plant was the scene of a fireball-like flare that was blown sideways by blustery winds during the severe thunderstorm.... Learn More

A part of a highway in Olive Branch closed after a semi-trailer spilled chemicals Friday, May 17. The incident happened on Highway... Learn More

According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, a tanker truck exiting Jodeco Road spilled a large amount of hydrogen peroxide, shutting down... Learn More

Tanker exploded at a Royal Chemical facility in Macedonia ohio silling sodium hydroxide... Learn More

The chemical ammonium nitrate was being transported on a truck that turned over at 7 a.m. Friday morning, May 17, the clean-up... Learn More

Since the plant became operational in the fall of 2022, Clark has noticed strong chemical odors at the outfalls—potentially a sign of... Learn More

According to Lee County Fire-Rescue, authorities are on the site of a spill between that happened between Lee State Park Road and... Learn More

The Creola Fire Department issued the alert about 10 a.m. [May 13], saying the spill was near Ranger Environmental. Highway 43 between... Learn More

Most of these fragments are generally smaller than an inch. Lentil-sized pellets used in plastic production called “nurdles” account for 5% to... Learn More

A Spartanburg County road is temporarily closed while Hazmat teams clean up a chemical spill. According to Spartanburg County Emergency Management, a... Learn More

A Spartanburg County road is temporarily closed while Hazmat teams clean up a chemical spill. According to Spartanburg County Emergency Management, a... Learn More

According to the Chambersburg Fire Department, firefighters responded to the Rural King store on Wayne Ave. around 11:36 p.m. after employees reported... Learn More

The Gurnee Fire Department responded around 12:05 a.m. Thursday to Weiman Products, 755 Tri-State Parkway in Gurnee, for a report of a... Learn More

A FedEx facility in DeKalb County was evacuated early Thursday morning after a chemical spill, authorities said. At around 7:30 a.m., firefighters... Learn More

On Saturday, three train cars derailed near Wyoming Avenue at approximately 8 p.m., CSX wrote in a statement. One of the cars... Learn More

Three people were injured Friday when a fire broke out at a storage terminal in Galena Park, according to the Harris County... Learn More

A hazmat situation Monday sent employees home early from Rochester Midland Corporation on Paragon Drive. Officials said a 275-gallon tank of nitric... Learn More

According to a press release from the Williston Fire Department (WFD), at approximately 6:24 p.m., staffers with the WFD, the McKenzie County... Learn More

A spill of firefighting foam has been detected in three southern West Virginia waterways, and potential downstream intakes have been notified, regulators... Learn More

Contractors with Grumman's corporate successor, Northrop Grumman, discovered six 55-gallon drums roughly seven feet underground as they drilled a well Thursday to... Learn More

Two employees of Phillips 66 were injured in a fire at one of the oil company’s refineries in the Texas Panhandle on... Learn More

The Environmental Protection Agency has identified potentially dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in several new vapor samples taken near a Union Pacific... Learn More

A Shell spokesperson said the flare, which first appeared Friday, will continue into the week as the energy company recovers from a power outage.... Learn More

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating a liquid fertilizer spill into the East Nishnabotna River out the outskirts of... Learn More

Officials are warning Batavia residents to stay away from Mahoney Creek after a foam spill was discovered earlier this week. The foam... Learn More

An elementary school in Bristol Township was evacuated Wednesday morning after an intermittent chemical odor was detected in the Croydon section of... Learn More

A no-contact advisory along a stretch of the Kalamazoo River was issued Wednesday afternoon after Pfizer notified the city of Kalamazoo of... Learn More

Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in eastern Pennsylvania... Learn More

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, or EGLE, said they are monitoring a small chemical spill that occurred earlier... Learn More

The Saline County Office of Emergency Management responded to a chemical spill Sunday morning. According to OEM officials, the chemical spill was... Learn More

Fifty-four people were sent to the hospital after a hazmat situation was reported at the Sharp Packing Solutions building on the 7400... Learn More

The cause of the fire is unknown. Officials reported the building and what it holds inside cost about $1.5 million. Vico Plastics... Learn More

Reports operations require flaring at Beaumont Complex site, Texas source: community alert the Beaumont Complex houses a 619,024 barrel-per-day oil refinery.... Learn More

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Friday, February 9, an event occurred at the Phillips 66 Billings Refinery resulting in visible smoke. Emergency... Learn More

One car was said to be carrying small plastic beads, and they spilled into the river. One car is said have leaked... Learn More

Heavy flaring seen across Southwest Louisiana just after midday was from Westlake Petrochem near La. 108 and Beglis Parkway. Spokesman Joe Andrepont... Learn More

The incident was reported at 8:15 a.m. in the school at 85 St. Josephs Ave. between Innis Street and Charles Avenue, according... Learn More

Large amounts of fire suppression foam seeped onto nearby parking lots, around fences, posts, over cars, and eventually on a portion of... Learn More

Berwyn fire officials say three individuals arrived at the Physicians Immediate Care on Oak Park Avenue and Cermak Road covered in some... Learn More

Plant manager Nathan Ferrington said that there was an electrical fire on the upper floors of the facility. Ferrington said that emergency... Learn More

Burlington measured 1,4-dioxane levels of 545 parts per billion in a sample it took Tuesday morning from its South Burlington Wastewater Treatment... Learn More

Hamilton fire crews responded…to Eagle Chemicals for a spill of 2,000 gallons of nitric acid. Fire Chief Thomas Eickelberger said no one... Learn More

A hazardous chemical spill shut down Interstate 80 for several hours. Yesterday morning, a single-axle tanker truck carrying liquid anhydrous ammonia crashed... Learn More

An operational issue tied to cold weather at the TPC petrochemical plant in Houston caused a brief flaring Wednesday morning. The flaring... Learn More

Multiple crews from different agencies all over Medina County responded to a chemical spill Monday afternoon at a plant in Seville. According... Learn More

According to a press release from AFRD, Energizer personnel spoke with fire crews at the scene and notified them they had a... Learn More

Victoria County emergency officials first learned of the spill on Jan. 4 after they investigated following an anonymous phone call to authorities.... Learn More

The Air District received 6 air quality complaints related to flaring at #Chevron Refinery on 12/31. The Air District’s investigation of this... Learn More

A fire and explosion at a hazardous waste plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut, forced people to evacuate their homes. Neighbors heard the explosion... Learn More

A power outage at the TPC Group manufacturing plant in southeast Houston on Saturday caused flaring and smoke at the facility, according... Learn More

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued four notices of violation to the Martinez Refining Company over a flaring event... Learn More

Rutherford County Emergency Management says the county’s 911 center received a call just after 1 p.m. on Dec. 15 regarding a fire... Learn More

Firefighters on Wednesday were battling a fire at Marathon Petroleum's (MPC.N) 593,000 barrel-per-day Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, a company... Learn More

A strong odor was reported Friday afternoon in the area of Chevron’s Richmond refinery, city officials and the Bay Area Air Quality... Learn More

All northbound lanes on I-285 in southwest Atlanta were blocked for hours due to a chemical on the road surface. Delays were... Learn More

Eight employees were evacuated from Altivia after a shelter-in-place order was issued for La Porte residents because of a chemical emergency Monday... Learn More

The CSX train derailed around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday near Livingston, a remote town with about 200 people in Rockcastle County. Residents were... Learn More

“Marathon Petroleum responders extinguished a fire early this morning [November 19] at the company’s Martinez renewable fuels facility. One employee was injured... Learn More

A collision between Norfolk Southern and CSX trains led to a derailment and fire this morning at CSX’s Howells Yard in northwest... Learn More

‘On arrival we noticed heavy smoke coming from the east side of the facility where our units from Port Neches, Groves and... Learn More

The LOTTE Chemical Plant is conducting ground flaring, according to Calcasieu OHSEP director Dick Gremillon. 7NEWS’ meteorologists are weighing in saying the... Learn More

At 04:15hrs Company 5 was dispatched to the 300 blk of Enterprise Dr for a reported chemical fire. Chief 5 arrived to... Learn More

The Houston Fire Department said a plastic recycling plant north of downtown caught fire Saturday morning. The fire has since been contained.... Learn More

The EPA is monitoring the air quality in Reading, Pennsylvania, for signs of problems after a massive fire at an old chemical... Learn More

More than 30 Los Angeles Live employees were evaluated by paramedics after a 55-gallon drum containing a cleaning chemical spilled, causing them... Learn More

Several businesses were forced to evacuate due to a chemical fire at a supply store in Sandy on Friday afternoon. The blaze... Learn More

An explosion triggered a large fire at a chemical plant in Shepherd, Texas, sending massive plumes of black smoke into the sky.... Learn More

Petaluma firefighters and hazmat workers stopped an early morning chemical spill from reaching local waterways Monday morning. Firefighters responded to a report... Learn More

According to a press release from the city manager, upon initial investigation it was discovered that a rupture of a chemical tank... Learn More

Several roads in the midtown area were closed for hours Sunday night after an anhydrous ammonia leak was reported near Creighton University.... Learn More

Fighters responded to an explosion at Arxada, a specialty chemicals company on McKee Road, shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday. The explosion caused... Learn More

Business resumed in Midland's Michigan Operations Industrial Park after authorities and site emergency personnel responded to a chemical release there on Saturday.... Learn More

Pemex (PEMX.UL) shut down the 270,000 barrel-per-day crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Deer Park, Texas, refinery on Monday because a process... Learn More

Original estimates believed that two thousand gallons of the chemical had spilled, but subsequent updates published on the company’s website later revealed... Learn More

Around 1:36 p.m., the Solvay Fire Department was called to the facility at 24 Industrial Dr. off Willis Avenue for a report... Learn More

A chemical spill in Berea Wednesday evening posed potential danger at a produce company site, but first responders managed to clear the... Learn More

A stretch of Eastbound Interstate 10 near Willcox was closed for much of Tuesday after a morning collision between two semis killed... Learn More

Contra Costa County’s health department is investigating the emission of coke dust at the Martinez Refining Company on Friday, meanwhile neighbors to... Learn More

The derailment happened overnight on Saturday, Sept. 23 at about 1:39 a.m. near Baltimore Avenue, leaving railcars stuck on the road and... Learn More

Five people died from exposure to a chemical that spilled after a semitruck overturned in central Illinois, according to autopsies conducted Monday….The... Learn More

Fire broke out at a manufacturing plant in Alabama which is the largest producer of “photogenic backdrops” are produced. Backdrops are often... Learn More

The spill happened early Sunday morning at the Florida East Coast Railyard and the evection area was along Philips Highway between University... Learn More

Friday morning’s leak was of a chemical called oleum, city officials said. The EPA says oleum is a regulated toxic substance. The... Learn More

Lincoln County residents were forced to evacuate due to an explosion that occurred at Bailey Yard on Thursday afternoon. City of North... Learn More

On Wednesday night, fire crews fought a fire at a chemical manufacturing plant in Washington County, PA. County dispatch confirmed that a... Learn More

The Cleveland Division of Fire responded to the scene of a chemical spill that took place inside the Nippon Paint Plant on... Learn More

BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals in Port Arthur is still shut down following a fire and the collapse of a tower at the refinery... Learn More

A mandatory evacuation was issued for part of Garyville Friday as emergency responders and hazmat crews work to contain a chemical release... Learn More

A chemical release sent a large yellow plume into the air above an industrial park in New Albany on Thursday for the... Learn More

A worker was injured early Monday when an explosion set a paint manufacturing plant in the Dallas suburbs ablaze and shot a... Learn More

Responders were dispatched on Sunday afternoon to a facility that manufactures and recycles plastic pipes. By then, flames had ignited a storage... Learn More

A tractor trailer hauling chemicals caught fire Thursday evening near East Ridge, triggering a major hazmat response and the evacuation of residents,... Learn More

Dozens of cars are damaged and hundreds of propane tanks are scattered around a neighborhood near Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport after an... Learn More

A CSX freight train derailed in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on Monday morning. According to officials, the crash happened at about 4:50 a.m.... Learn More

A fire at a Louisiana chemical plant triggered explosions that shook homes several miles away and sent flames and smoke billowing into... Learn More

An oil refinery in Martinez coughed up toxic dust on Tuesday, and hazmat teams responded to the scene where material was “visible... Learn More

Around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, while many celebrated with fireworks, the Springfield Fire Department responded to the 3M factory on Chestnut Expressway... Learn More

EGLE said Friday morning that the agency can’t yet say what the spilled substance is, the volume of the discharge or the... Learn More

It happened around 1:45 p.m. in one of the research towers at the Texas Children's Hospital on Fannin St. Emergency responders with... Learn More

Approximately 1,000 gallons of wastewater contaminated by the chemical trivalent chromium was released Tuesday into Coldwater Creek, an Environmental Protection Agency release... Learn More

A shelter-in-place has been lifted for Texas City residents after an odor complaint prompted an investigation Tuesday afternoon. "An all clear has... Learn More

One person has been seriously injured in a chemical spill near Dunedin. Emergency services were called to Dukes Road in Mosgiel shortly... Learn More

A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials into... Learn More

A North Charleston community is pushing for better communication after a small amount of phosphorous was released into the air from a... Learn More

A hydroplaning vehicle Tuesday morning on Interstate 75 set off a "series of reactions and collisions" that resulted in the major roadway... Learn More

On Monday, June 19, The Laredo Fire Department responded to a reported chemical spill in the 300 block of Crossroads Avenue. Firefighters... Learn More

A chemical reaction caused a fire at a Streamwood manufacturing site Monday morning. At about 9:12 a.m., the Streamwood Fire Department responded... Learn More

Emergency personnel dealt with a chemical fire and hazardous materials incident Thursday night at a Slate Belt business. Fire crews were called... Learn More

About 300 gallons of hydrochloric acid spilled outside near 102nd and J Streets Wednesday morning around 11 a.m. Omaha Fire Captain Brian... Learn More

Columbia County Dispatch Center received reports of the fire just after 2 p.m. at the Columbia County Recycling and Waste Processing Facility.... Learn More

Valero Energy Corp said crews are responding to a fire on Wednesday within its 290,000 barrel-per-day Corpus Christi West refinery in Texas.... Learn More

Marathon Petroleum has confirmed one employee's death in the wake of a fire that broke out at its Texas City refinery on... Learn More

The Lynchburg Fire Marshal’s Office has been monitoring a release of a chemical from a holding tank at Cathcart Rail (formerly Buncher... Learn More

The fire at the Shell plant took place shortly before 3 p.m. Friday on the 5900 block of State Highway 225. According... Learn More

Four people were taken to the hospital after a gas leak at a refinery in Wilmington Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to the... Learn More

Officials with the company “Air Liquide” (“Lih-keed”) say nothing hazardous is in the air around High Springs and only one worker remains... Learn More

Several elementary students in Autauga County are recovering from reactions to a potential chemical leak near school grounds on Friday. A chemical... Learn More

Firefighters responded to a chemical spill at a facility that makes paint coatings in northwest Houston overnight. The spill was reported inside... Learn More

The incident took place around 9:30 a.m. at Seneca Petroleum Company at 12460 New Ave., according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office…The... Learn More

At the height of the fire, cell phone video showed a massive black cloud of smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the... Learn More

A large fire at an Indiana recycling plant is now fully extinguished, officials said Thursday, while an evacuation order for more than... Learn More

Sirens were set off and a school sheltered in place in Livingston County, Kentucky, Thursday, after the county's office of emergency management... Learn More

At 5:42 p.m., Sunday, April 9, two tractor trailers collided at the southbound 42 mile marker on Interstate 95, a site just... Learn More

One of three burn victims injured in an explosion at a building on Jerry Ware Drive in Jefferson County near Nederland has... Learn More

Anderson said the primary chemical involved was sodium chlorite. Anderson stated one employee of the business was treated and transported to Lutheran... Learn More

Hundreds of people had to evacuate their Minnesota town after a train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire early... Learn More

Multiple fire crews are responding to a fire at a chemical plant in Spartanburg County. Crews were called to Santolubes Manufacturing LLC... Learn More

A set of locks for an Ohio River dam in Kentucky is closed due to a "navigational incident" after 10 barges were... Learn More

A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials. But local authorities and the railroad said... Learn More

A massive fire burning at a plant along SH-225 near the East Beltway was extinguished following an explosion that left one person... Learn More

A fire broke out on Tuesday in the small crude distillation unit (CDU) at Pemex’s (PEMX.UL) 312,500 barrel-per-day (bpd) Deer Park, Texas... Learn More

The Formosa Plastics plant near Point Comfort reported Monday it had exceeded state regulations by releasing too much of a toxic chemical... Learn More

Multiple units responded to a chemical leak at the Morgantown Industrial Park Friday afternoon on the grounds of the SI Group, Inc.... Learn More

Personnel from five fire departments responded Monday evening to a chemical plant explosion in Winton Hills. St. Bernard Assistant Fire Chief Brodie... Learn More

Four people working Friday night in a rail yard on CR 493 off of US 90 in Dayton may have been exposed... Learn More

Mexican state oil company Pemex issued an all clear following a fire in a unit at its 312,500 barrel-per-day oil refinery in... Learn More

ExxonMobil says no chemical exposure was detected on a worker who died nor on first responders after an odor prompted the decontamination... Learn More

About 50 cars of a Norfolk Southern Railroad train, traveling from Illinois to Pennsylvania, derailed in the village on Friday night at... Learn More

A chlorine release reported at the Olin Corp. facility this morning did not pose a threat to the community, the company said.... Learn More

Robynn Tysver, a spokesperson for Union Pacific, said two rail cars spilled propinoic acid, which is used as a preservative, fungicide, and... Learn More

The CFD went to the scene of a commercial fire at Chattem Chemicals, Inc. on Friday morning. The call came out at... Learn More

At least six people were injured by an explosion and fire at the Phillips 66 Borger Complex. Refinery Fire: At least 6... Learn More

HCFMO in on scene of assisting Clear Lake Plant Emergency Response Team with a fire at Celanese Industrial at 9502 Bayport Blvd.... Learn More

A no-contact advisory along a stretch of the Kalamazoo River was issued Wednesday afternoon after Pfizer notified the city of Kalamazoo of... Learn More

An elementary school in Bristol Township was evacuated Wednesday morning after an intermittent chemical odor was detected in the Croydon section of... Learn More