Wednesday, July 31, 2013
PX Factory Explosion
House explodes on South Side, debris everywhere
House explodes on South Side, debris everywhere
Youngstown firefighters are on Cohasset Drive on the South Side, where a house has exploded. An early report from the scene was: “There is no house,” and that glass and debris are everywhere.
The house was vacant but the house next door at 539 Cohasset is damaged.
Authorities assessing the scene said that gas was turned off at the vacant house. A fire captain, however, said it is believed to be a gas explosion.
It is not believed there are any injuries from the blast, they said.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jul/31/house-explodes-on-south-side-debris-ever/
Youngstown firefighters are on Cohasset Drive on the South Side, where a house has exploded. An early report from the scene was: “There is no house,” and that glass and debris are everywhere.
The house was vacant but the house next door at 539 Cohasset is damaged.
Authorities assessing the scene said that gas was turned off at the vacant house. A fire captain, however, said it is believed to be a gas explosion.
It is not believed there are any injuries from the blast, they said.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jul/31/house-explodes-on-south-side-debris-ever/
Apple iPhone Electrocution: Tech Company To Probe Death Of Woman Who Died Answering A Call
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc is investigating an accident in which a
Chinese woman was killed by an electric shock when answering a call on
her iPhone 5 while it was charging, the U.S. technology company said on
Monday. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/15/apple-iphone-electrocution_n_3597548.html
Fatal Gig Harbor fire caused by propane system failure
Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One photo
GIG HARBOR FIRE & MEDIC ONE PHOTO
The explosion of a home’s propane system caused a fatal Gig
Harbor fire late Monday, fire and sheriff’s officials said.
Investigators found a body inside a scorched house in the 8900 block of 75th Avenue Northwest. The gender and identity of the remains had not yet been determined by the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office late Tuesday.
Deputies had not been able to reach the 75-year-old man who lived in the house.
“He had a large propane system and that explains the explosion,” Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.
Neighbors saw that the man had recently filled his propane tank in preparation for selling the home, Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One spokeswoman Nanette Tatom said.
“It was used for heating, cooking, the whole nine yards,” Tatom said.
The Pierce County Fire Marshal said the blaze was caused by a mechanical failure of the propane system. Troyer said the Sheriff’s Department would investigate what caused the malfunction, but had found nothing suspicious about the blaze Tuesday.
Several neighbors called 911 around 11:45 p.m. to report hearing an explosion. One neighbor said the entire neighborhood was evacuated.
The home was built of heavy timbers, and firefighters waited for an excavator and other heavy equipment to help clear debris before entering.
“It’s just too dangerous for the investigators to get in and determine the cause and whether we have a fatal fire,” Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One Division Chief Eric Waters said initially.
The estimated property loss from the blaze is $900,000.
stacia.glenn@thenewstribune.com
Investigators found a body inside a scorched house in the 8900 block of 75th Avenue Northwest. The gender and identity of the remains had not yet been determined by the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office late Tuesday.
Deputies had not been able to reach the 75-year-old man who lived in the house.
“He had a large propane system and that explains the explosion,” Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.
Neighbors saw that the man had recently filled his propane tank in preparation for selling the home, Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One spokeswoman Nanette Tatom said.
“It was used for heating, cooking, the whole nine yards,” Tatom said.
The Pierce County Fire Marshal said the blaze was caused by a mechanical failure of the propane system. Troyer said the Sheriff’s Department would investigate what caused the malfunction, but had found nothing suspicious about the blaze Tuesday.
Several neighbors called 911 around 11:45 p.m. to report hearing an explosion. One neighbor said the entire neighborhood was evacuated.
The home was built of heavy timbers, and firefighters waited for an excavator and other heavy equipment to help clear debris before entering.
“It’s just too dangerous for the investigators to get in and determine the cause and whether we have a fatal fire,” Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One Division Chief Eric Waters said initially.
The estimated property loss from the blaze is $900,000.
stacia.glenn@thenewstribune.com
Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/07/30/2704088/possible-fatal-fire-being-investigated.html#storylink=cpy
Explosion Fuels Protests of China Chemical Plants
Laborers
clean up near the wreckage of part of a paraxylene (PX) plant after an
explosion in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, on July 30, 2013. (Photo:
Reuters)
Tuesday’s blast at the plant at Zhangzhou city in southeastern Fujian province caused no chemical leaks, officials said, but environmental activists seized on the accident as a warning of potential problems at factories that produce paraxylene, or PX, which is used in printing and to make polyesters. The blast shattered windows in a nearby village, injuring some residents, including Lin Jianzhou, whose leg was injured when his roof collapsed, the Xinhua News Agency said, citing reporters on the scene.
PX plants around the country have become a hot-button issue, especially among China’s growing middle class.
“The government does not have the sincerity to handle such things properly. They should draw a lesson from this accident in Zhangzhou,” said Li Jiarui, a food researcher who protested against a PX factory in Kunming city in southwest Yunnan in May.
Coincidentally, the ruling Communist Party’s main newspaper published a feature Tuesday aimed at defusing public fears about the industry, saying that PX plants are necessary for the domestic economy, that they are safe and that they have never had a major accident.
“Over recent years, chemical plants were often associated with environmental pollution,” the People’s Daily said. It quoted Li Junfa, the chief engineer of China National Petroleum and Chemical Planning Institute, which advises the country’s top planning agency, as saying that PX companies have been “wronged” in this respect.
“Since the first PX facility was built in Shanghai in 1985, the country now has more than 10 sets of facilities, all functioning properly. There has not been a single major accident,” said the piece.
The explosion Tuesday at the plant in Zhangzhou, close to the Taiwan Strait, was sparked by a fire, Xinhua reported.
Initial investigations found a cracked hydrogen pipeline triggered the fire during a pressure test, Xinhua said, citing the local government. The blast did not heavily damage the plant, nor result in any chemical leaks, the report said.
A fire official in Zhangzhou city, who gave only his surname, Tu, confirmed the predawn explosion.
The plant attracted protests even before it was built. It was slated for the densely populated city of Xiamen in Fujian, but protests in 2007 by residents concerned about potential health hazards succeeded in getting it moved to a less populated area in Zhangzhou.
A similar protest in 2011 in the northern port city of Dalian ended with a promise by the city government to shut a PX plant and move it out of the downtown area.
And in May, protests erupted over plans for a PX plant in Kunming where residents said they feared authorities had failed to adequately assess its risks.
“The fact that they put such a big project in Kunming shows that they looked only at the economic side and ignored the social and environmental sides,” said Li, who studies risks of genetically modified food.
Short-term exposure to paraxylene can cause eye, nose or throat irritation in humans, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chronic exposure can affect the central nervous system and cause death.
After decades of having no say in the development-at-all-costs policies that have polluted the country’s air and waterways, people in China’s rising middle class have increasingly turned to public protests to voice their concerns. http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/41031
17 killed in Pakistan road accident
Peshawar: At least 17 people, including three children, burned to
death in northwest Pakistan today when a gas cylinder exploded on a bus
after it collided with a truck, officials said.
The bus was carrying passengers to the city of Bannu when the collision happened on a highway around 140 kilometres from Peshawar, the capital of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
"The gas cylinder installed in the bus leaked after the accident and it caught fire," said Dil Nawaz Khan, a senior government official in Karak city, where the accident happened.
"All 18 people on board were burnt and only one passenger could survive. His position is also critical," he told AFP.
Hospital officials said six women and children were also among the dead.
"We received 17 dead bodies including the bodies of three children and as many women. Most of the dead bodies are badly mutilated and could not be identified," Sarfraz Khan, a doctor at Karak's public hospital, told AFP.
Pakistan has one of the world's worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving. http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/17-killed-in-pakistan-road-accident-399196
The bus was carrying passengers to the city of Bannu when the collision happened on a highway around 140 kilometres from Peshawar, the capital of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
"The gas cylinder installed in the bus leaked after the accident and it caught fire," said Dil Nawaz Khan, a senior government official in Karak city, where the accident happened.
"All 18 people on board were burnt and only one passenger could survive. His position is also critical," he told AFP.
Hospital officials said six women and children were also among the dead.
"We received 17 dead bodies including the bodies of three children and as many women. Most of the dead bodies are badly mutilated and could not be identified," Sarfraz Khan, a doctor at Karak's public hospital, told AFP.
Pakistan has one of the world's worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving. http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/17-killed-in-pakistan-road-accident-399196
Two killed as dud shells go off
PESHAWAR: Two persons were killed and four others sustained injuries when explosives went off in a warehouse on Ring Road on Tuesday.
The police said that three dud shells were lying in a scrap godown of an Afghan national Asal Khan on Ring Road near Hazarkhwani. They said the shells went off all of a sudden, killing two young boys, Asad and Misal Khan, and injuring four others.
The explosions triggered fire that engulfed the entire godown. The bomb disposal unit experts rushed to the area. The official said the scrap in the godown included dud rocket and mortar shells. The owner has escaped as a case was registered. A number of scrap godowns in Peshawar used to import or smuggle scrap from Afghanistan that mostly contains explosives. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-193375-Two-killed-as-dud-shells-go-off
Explosion rocks old gas plant
Pipelines damaged after
an explosion caused by a flash fire at a paraxylene (PX) plant in
Zhangzhou of East China's Fujian province on Tuesday morning, July 30,
2013. The pipelines, not in full use, were being filled with hydrogen
for a pressure test when the gas leaked from a welding joint and
exploded. The neighboring resident houses were affected with window and
glasses shattered. The fire has been extinguished with no reports of any
injuries. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2013-07/31/content_16858615.htm
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Consumers Energy was responding to call about gas leak before Thetford Township home explosion
[Posted by David Harris | dharris5@mlive.com July 30, 2013, 5:35 PM]
THETFORD TOWNSHIP, MI -- A Consumers Energy worker was responding to a report of a gas leak at a home when it exploded, said Clio Area Fire Chief Gary Domerese.
The explosion is believed to have killed a husband and wife, and critically injured another man, said Thetford Township Police Chief Bob Kenny. The fire occurred around 1:50 p.m. at a home on East Vienna Road near Bray Road.
The homeowner hit a gas line with a backhoe and called Consumers. The worker had come out to the home.
"He went back to his truck to get his tools and that is when the explosion occurred," said Domerese.
A cousin to the husband and wife said the two were adding an expansion to their home. The two owned a communications company and put in underground cables, said Lorie Stephens, a cousin.
"It's not really sinking in," said Stephens, 36, of Clio. "They were outstanding people. They would do anything for anyone."
Fire crews were still putting out fire hotspots, and expected to be on the scene well into the night before the bodies can be recovered and the deaths can be confirmed.
Smoke could be seen for miles. Domerese said flames were as high as 50 or 60 feet in the air. The house was destroyed.
"It went tremendously fast," said Domerese.
A state police fire marshal and Consumers Energy workers were at the scene investigating. The road in front of the house is blocked off.
The fire will remain under investigation.http://www.mlive.com/mobile/news/flint/
THETFORD TOWNSHIP, MI -- A Consumers Energy worker was responding to a report of a gas leak at a home when it exploded, said Clio Area Fire Chief Gary Domerese.
The explosion is believed to have killed a husband and wife, and critically injured another man, said Thetford Township Police Chief Bob Kenny. The fire occurred around 1:50 p.m. at a home on East Vienna Road near Bray Road.
The homeowner hit a gas line with a backhoe and called Consumers. The worker had come out to the home.
"He went back to his truck to get his tools and that is when the explosion occurred," said Domerese.
A cousin to the husband and wife said the two were adding an expansion to their home. The two owned a communications company and put in underground cables, said Lorie Stephens, a cousin.
"It's not really sinking in," said Stephens, 36, of Clio. "They were outstanding people. They would do anything for anyone."
Fire crews were still putting out fire hotspots, and expected to be on the scene well into the night before the bodies can be recovered and the deaths can be confirmed.
Smoke could be seen for miles. Domerese said flames were as high as 50 or 60 feet in the air. The house was destroyed.
"It went tremendously fast," said Domerese.
A state police fire marshal and Consumers Energy workers were at the scene investigating. The road in front of the house is blocked off.
The fire will remain under investigation.http://www.mlive.com/mobile/news/flint/
Samsung Galaxy S4 Explosion Reportedly Causes Fire in Hong Kong
A
man in Hong Kong lost his house due to a fire that he claimed was
caused by his flaming Samsung Galaxy S4. According to a report published
by a Chinese news Website Xianguo.com, the man, who is identified
simply as Du, and his wife were able to flee the burning house but they
were not able to save important things. Their Mercedes vehicle also
incurred damages.Du recalled that he was playing ‘Love Machine,’ a game app on his Samsung Galaxy S4, when he abruptly heard a loud pop coming from the device’s battery. In an instant, the smartphone exploded, making him accidentally throw it to a sofa, which turned out to be easily flammable. In a short while, the fire spread and incurred severe damages to the house. http://usfinancepost.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-explosion-reportedly-causes-fire-in-hong-kong-4008.html
Two killed in explosion at a scrap warehouse in Peshawar
Security officials inspect the site after explosive
materials blew up at a scrap warehouse at a Ring Road in Peshawar.
Police is currently trying to ascertain the nature of the blast.
Security officials inspect the site after explosive
material blew up at a scrap warehouse at Ring Road in Peshawar on
Tuesday, July 30, 2013. At least two people were killed and two others
were injured when explosive material blew up at a scrap warehouse at
Ring Road area in Peshawar. http://www.demotix.com/news/2306509/two-killed-explosion-scrap-warehouse-peshawar#media-2306487
Aerosol cans explode, cause little damage at downtown Portland apartment building
Exploding aerosol glue cans poked holes in plastic covering outside a downtown Portland apartment building and cause minor damage inside on July 29. The cause of the combusting cans is under investigation. (Portland Fire and Rescue)
Monday, July 29, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
LAPD Alert: Investigation 7/26/2013
Investigation* 16000 Rinaldi St; MAP http://goo.gl/maps/BphsU; FS 75;
Several manhole covers displaced. No fire. No injury. 10 FF on scene.
DOT & DWP assisting, NFD (no further details); Ch:8,17 @ 9:44 AM -Erik
Scott###
Several manhole covers displaced. No fire. No injury. 10 FF on scene.
DOT & DWP assisting, NFD (no further details); Ch:8,17 @ 9:44 AM -Erik
Scott###
Two men killed in Jasper County explosion identified - WTOC-TV: Savannah, Beaufort, SC, News, Weather & Sports
The cost of a dirty business: Halliburton agrees to plead guilty in 2010 Gulf oil spill
July 26, 2013 · 9:00 am
3 Ind. gas utilities face pipeline safety fines - Newsbug.info: Indiana
3 Ind. gas utilities face pipeline safety fines - Newsbug.info: Indiana: The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has issued $180,000 in fines against three of the state's largest natural gas companies for safety v…
Large explosion at a gas station in the center of Da Nang
(
VNA )http://news.dbv.vn/large-explosion-at-a-gas-station-in-the-center-of-da-nang-162276.htmll petrol outlets
Thai version that hundreds of people panic soVao about 15h on 26/7, emit
a loud explosion at Total petrol outlets Thai Version ( Thai Version
corner intersection Phan Chau Trinh Nguyen Chi Thanh, located in Ninh
Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District, Danang ) Total Filling Thai Version ( Da
Nang ) to deactivate service investigation, noKhi reason I am selling
for the sudden explosion emanating from the Total petrol station
opposite the warehouse roof makes this place was knocked to the sky, a
bietLuc locals for fire police investigate the cause of the explosion,
one side of the warehouse operator is about 30m2 unroofed, many items
knocked, a wall covering of the ventilation system valve system broken
cracked fuel tank, warm smell of gasoline rises anonymous , area of the
blast to the nearest petrol pumps less than 10m , but fortunately no
fires. The explosion caused the warehouse roof system being blown up ,
Store employees used fire extinguishers to spray the room vent valve
area and notified authorities , Ninh Phuoc ward police and fire forces
Hai Chau Police ( Police Department Fire Da Nang ) to present to
investigate the cause , explosion occurred in the ventilation system
valve ( also called valves ) of fuel tank system where gasoline dayCay
blockaded the whole, cause of the explosion has not been determined.
Before the work, police force has ordered the closure of petrol
stations, operational pause to investigate
Neighborhood rocked by fireworks explosion
Posted On 25 Jul 2013
Wake
Forest firefighters quickly secured the scene of an explosion at
S&W Productions, LLC, the company that produces the annual Wake
Forest and Rolesville fireworks shows. Paul Baldree, the owner and
operator, was injured during Saturday’s blast, which also rocked nearby
homes, but was listed in fair condition Sunday. (Photo by Todd Allen)
Company owner injured while disposing of old materials.
by Clellie AllenWAKE FOREST — Reports of a significant explosion drew fire, rescue and sheriff units to 1337 Wait Ave. Saturday evening.
At approximately 7:30 p.m., residents near the home, which is also the site of S&W Productions, LLC, a pyrotechnic company, said a loud explosion rattled their homes.
The subsequent 911 call from someone at the home revealed that an explosion in a fire barrel left 54-year-old Paul Baldree with injuries.
The caller, who was not identified, is heard saying, “You can see his insides hanging out … he’s bleeding all over the d— place … My mom’s holding his insides in.”
While receiving instructions from the EMS dispatcher, the caller reported he was able to stop the bleeding, but could not explain what caused the explosion.
“I have no idea. It was in the back yard. There was a big a— explosion and I saw parts flying all over the yard,” he said.
Other media reported Wake Sheriff Donnie Harrison as saying Baldree was disposing of old fireworks when it happened.
“It was a 55-gallon barrel next to the house,” Harrison said. “It was quite an explosion. It blew the window lights out of the house and damaged the trailer … The man is very lucky to be alive.”
Baldree and his wife Cheri own and operate S&W Productions. They are well known to surrounding communities as they produce the annual fireworks shows for Wake Forest and Rolesville’s July 4 celebrations. They have also produced the fireworks displays for Durham Bulls baseball games and New Years celebrations in downtown Raleigh.
The Better Business Bureau has given them an A-plus rating and their website states that because of their safety record, they are the only company ever to be allowed to fire fireworks from the top of the State Capitol building since the Civil War.
A spokesperson with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation has been turned over to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which is standard protocol. He also said the Sheriff’s Office did not expect any criminal charges would result.
Baldree was transported to a local hospital and as of Sunday, was listed in fair condition.
US Indiana a small plane crashed into a residential area exploded
Published: 14:35:39 July 26,2013
![US Indiana a small plane crashed into a residential area exploded [1] - Chinese International](http://i2.sinaimg.cn/dy/w/2013-07-26/1374820918_z8oJMP.jpg)
Local time July 25, 2013, Columbus, Indiana (USA), a small plane crashed into a residential area after a fire.
Local time July 25, 2013, in Columbus, Indiana, a small plane crashed
into a residential area after a fire. According to official sources,
there are two men on the aircraft after the accident can still go its
own ambulance. Fire of homes have a woman, but fortunately not injured.
official did not disclose their names.
(Source: China Daily Chen Lu Editor: Xiao Tang
Arson Investigators Called to House Explosion
(Akron house explosion on Uhler Street July 25, 2013.)Fox8 clevelandThe Akron Fire Department confirmed the home, located on Uhler Street, was vacant.
An initial call about the explosion was made at 10:36 a.m.
Arson investigators were at the scene.
Other information was not immediately available.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Fairbanks family injured in boat explosion stable
Staff and Wire Report/newsminer.com
VALDEZ — Members of a Fairbanks family who were injured when their boat exploded in flames at a fuel dock in Valdez’s small boat harbor are undergoing treatment at a hospital.Lt. Allie Ferko of the U.S. Coast Guard said two adults and three children were aboard the 28-foot boat Falcon when it caught fire Monday at the Crowley fuel dock.
Valdez radio station KCHU-AM reported that Owen Guthrie and his family were getting ready to go out on Prince William Sound when the boat exploded.
Dan LaSota, who works with Guthrie as an instructional designer at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, said Tuesday that he is in touch with the family and understands they are in stable condition.
He said the family appreciates community concern for their condition but hopes people will respect their privacy.
“They are getting good care at the hospital,” he said.
Guthrie’s wife and two of his three daughters were able to escape through a window that blew out; they suffered cuts. He went back to get his third daughter after she fell into the boat’s engine compartment.
The station said Guthrie and the teenage girl were severely burned. They were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Falcon was re-floated and pulled out of the water Tuesday and there weren’t any signs of pollution, Ferko said.
VALDEZ — Members of a Fairbanks family who were injured when their boat exploded in flames at a fuel dock in Valdez’s small boat harbor are undergoing treatment at a hospital.Lt. Allie Ferko of the U.S. Coast Guard said two adults and three children were aboard the 28-foot boat Falcon when it caught fire Monday at the Crowley fuel dock.
Valdez radio station KCHU-AM reported that Owen Guthrie and his family were getting ready to go out on Prince William Sound when the boat exploded.
Dan LaSota, who works with Guthrie as an instructional designer at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, said Tuesday that he is in touch with the family and understands they are in stable condition.
He said the family appreciates community concern for their condition but hopes people will respect their privacy.
“They are getting good care at the hospital,” he said.
Guthrie’s wife and two of his three daughters were able to escape through a window that blew out; they suffered cuts. He went back to get his third daughter after she fell into the boat’s engine compartment.
The station said Guthrie and the teenage girl were severely burned. They were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Falcon was re-floated and pulled out of the water Tuesday and there weren’t any signs of pollution, Ferko said.
Explosion in USA on Wednesday, 24 July, 2013 at 16:53 (04:53 PM) UTC.
An explosion at a materials plant in Statesville was felt as far away as
six miles, according to a report from CBS-affiliate WBTV. Firefighters
said a machine malfunctioned at the 3-A Composite plant near I-40. They
were called to the plant for a fire alarm call shortly before midnight
Tuesday, but they received calls about the explosion while they were en
route. Flames were extinguished by the automatic sprinklers by the time
fire crews arrived. One employee was mildly injured, but refused
treatment. Firefighters were amazed nobody was killed, according to
WBTV. The building suffered significant damage and firefighters told
WBTV it could take up to nine months to repair the plant. They estimated
the explosion cost about $3 million in damage.
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Victim of W.Va. gas drilling explosion dies in Pa.
NEW MILTON, W.Va. (AP) — Antero Resources says one of the five
workers burned in a July 7 explosion at a West Virginia drilling
operation has died.
Vice President Al Schopp (SHOPE) says Tommy Paxton worked for one of the three subcontractors at the site near New Milton in Doddridge County, but he wouldn't say which one.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office says Paxton died Tuesday in the burn unit of West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. The 45-year-old was from Walton.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/13DJng0) first reported Paxton's death.
State and federal investigators and an independent team hired by Colorado-based Antero Resources are still investigating what caused methane gas to ignite as work was wrapping up on the Hinterer 1H well.
The site remained idle Wednesday.
Vice President Al Schopp (SHOPE) says Tommy Paxton worked for one of the three subcontractors at the site near New Milton in Doddridge County, but he wouldn't say which one.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office says Paxton died Tuesday in the burn unit of West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. The 45-year-old was from Walton.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/13DJng0) first reported Paxton's death.
State and federal investigators and an independent team hired by Colorado-based Antero Resources are still investigating what caused methane gas to ignite as work was wrapping up on the Hinterer 1H well.
The site remained idle Wednesday.
’35′ Dead in Spain Train Derailment: Explosions Reported by Witnesses
Multiple sources are reporting that as many as 35 people have been killed after a horrific 13-carriage train derailment in the Northern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela that happened at around 9:00 p.m. local time. The train was en route from Madrid to the northern city of Ferrol when the derailment happened. Here's what you need to know... 1. Witnesses Heard An Explosion Before the Derailment According to Reuters World, witnesses reported hearing an explosion. The reports of an explosion being heard prior to the derailment were also reported by local radio station Cadena Sar (translated via RTE.ie). A spokesperson for the company told RT.com said that it was too early to speculate was caused the crash.
Read more at: http://www.heavy.com/news/2013/07/train-crash-spain-compostela-killed-explosion/
2 killed when lightning hits Ariz. scenic overlook
Published: Wed, July 24, 2013 @ 5:18 p.m.
2 killed when lightning hits Ariz. scenic overlookFREDONIA, Ariz. (AP) — Two people were killed and a teenage boy injured when lightning struck near a scenic overlook in northern Arizona.
Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say the names of the married couple were being withheld until relatives could be notified. The man and woman lived outside the United States, but their hometowns and ages weren’t immediately available.
Authorities say one of the victims may have been directly hit by a lightning bolt that struck about 3 p.m. Tuesday in the area of the LeFevre Scenic Outlook on Highway 89A, some 8 miles north of Jacobs Lake.
The man and woman were in a group of people at the overlook. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
The teen wasn’t related to the other victims and was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Fear of explosion heightens, as consumers depend on cooking gas from Niger Republic
By Adeola YusufSENIOR CORRESPONDENT, Lagos
The scarcity of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) otherwise known as cooking gas across the country has led to acute rise in its price, investigation by Daily Independent revealed on Tuesday.
Further checks showed that the scarcity, which is worsening by the day, has led some Nigerians who have embraced the gas-for-cooking campaign of the government to now depend on the cheaper product with high propane imported from the Niger Republic.
The influx of the product from the Niger Republic with 50 per cent propane, which has higher rate of combustion, has heightened fear of domestic gas explosions among gas users and retailers.
“This product, which sells for N2,500 against the N3,500 LPG from the NLNG contains 50 per cent propane, which has high combustible rate,” a retailer, who craved anonymity told Daily Independent on Tuesday.
President of the Nigeria LPG Association (NLPGA), Dayo Adeshina, and the National President, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers Association of Nigeria (LPGARAN), Michael Umudu, confirmed the influx of the risky product into the Nigerian market.
The scarcity was blamed on the row over levy between the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), which accounts for 150,000 metric tonnes of LPG yearly and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
Although the feuding duo have come to terms on the payment, the new accord is yet to end the scarcity across the country.
A retailer, Allied Gas Limited, cautioned gas consumers on incidents of fire and explosion, which the high propane gas could cause.
In a notice pasted by its gate, the company noted: “There is disruption of supply of normal LPG from NLNG causing increase in price. Customers are advised to beware of unsafe high propane and high pressure gas from Niger Republic selling cheap.”
Adeshina and Umudu could not be reached on phone on Tuesday, but the duo had earlier confirmed that the LPG from Niger Republic has 50 per cent propane.
Umudu however explained that the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) agreed that LPG can contain up to 50 per cent of propane but not more than that, while butane can be above 50 per cent.
“The current LPG standard by SON says that propane content should be a maximum of 50 per cent and Niger Republic gas meets the standard.
“But stakeholders have been expressing concerns over the safety of LPG with high amount of propane, such as the one being imported from Niger owing to the fact that there is a lot of substandard and out dated equipment and accessories such as cylinders, storage tanks, hose, pipe cookers in the Nigeria market,” he added.
Natural gas rig burns in Gulf of Mexico
updated 1:21 PM EDT, Wed July 24, 2013
The Hercules 265 drilling rig sits in about 150 feet of water, officials say.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: Firefighting boats are moved out of the fire's range, BSEE says
- The blast occurs on a platform roughly 60 miles off Grand Isle, Louisiana
- Crew members hit an unexpected pocket of gas
- A Coast Guard vessel witnesses the blast late Tuesday
"A third vessel equipped
with firefighting capability and (an) improved monitoring system" was
expected to arrive around midday, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said.
A Coast Guard cutter was on hand to "assess the situation and enforce the security zone," it said, while another was on the way.
Forty-four workers were
evacuated from the rig earlier Tuesday after a blowout occurred,
officials said. Crew members aboard the Hercules 265, leased by
Houston-based Walter Oil & Gas Corp., were preparing the well for
production when they hit an unexpected pocket of gas.
No injuries were reported.
Natural gas was leaking
at the site, but no oil was being released, the BSEE said after it and
the Coast Guard sent flights over the rig Wednesday morning.
"There is no observed sheen on the water surface," the safety bureau said in a news release.
"As the rig fire
continues, the beams supporting the derrick and rig floor have folded
and have collapsed over the rig structure," which is in about 150 feet
of water, it said. "Under BSEE's direction, Walter Oil & Gas has
begun preparations to move a jack-up rig on location to potentially
drill a relief well."
The platform, about 60
miles southwest of Grand Isle, Louisiana, exploded around 11:45 p.m.
Tuesday, the Coast Guard reported. It said a Coast Guard vessel
witnessed the blast.
A light sheen about a half-mile wide was initially spotted by environmental inspectors but dissipated "almost immediately," the BSEE said.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
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