In a sugar refinery, 4 explosions and a basin fire occurred at 4:42 pm following tests on pumps run until 4:15 along with the transfer of 13 m³ of alcohol into a 1,500-m3 empty degassed tank. The internal emergency plan[...]
Gases with hydrogen sulphide (H2S) contents killed 2 employees at a plant producing algae-based natural food additives. The insoluble fractions stemming from the extraction of gelling agents with no direct usability were being treated on a porous soil (composed of[...]
Within an agro-pharmaceutical industry, phytosanitary products packaged in small quantities and palletised (1-ton loads) ignited underneath an awning positioned against an empty building that had previously contained sulfur in bulk storage. The first alarm sounded at 7:30 pm; for 3[...]
The summary of this accident has not yet been translated. In the meantime, please refer to the French summary : Une fuite de pantènes nitriles (PN) a lieu dans un atelier d'adiponitrile dans lequel le 3ème réacteur a été by-passé[...]
At a site dedicated to recycling polyethylene terephthalate for the production of polyol/polyester foam, fire broke out in the PET bottle feed chute connecting the first reactor (containing glycols and a catalyst) while conducting process management validation tests under actual[...]
Fire broke out at a site specialised in collecting, sorting and storing industrial wastes before their transport and ultimate treatment. At the time of the accident, this large-scale platform was warehousing 480 tonnes of miscellaneous chemical waste. Fire-fighters, unable to[...]
In the cyanhydric acid (HCN) synthesis workshop at a chemical plant manufacturing adiponitrile, a purification column was being cleaned by introducing air to bleed the cyanhydric acid contained inside, with the residual gaseous mix then being burned in a boiler.[...]
At a chemical plant around 8:40 pm, 71 kg of sulphur dichloride (SCl2) were unloaded during a substance transfer operation. The SCl2 was transferred from the steel, nitrogen-inerted container into a tank. This container was connected by a hose to[...]
In the 15th district in Paris, 8 cases of group contamination with legionellosis were detected on 1 September while the first symptoms were identified as early as 8 August. One patient died. The media pressure rose rapidly. The results of[...]
The lower part of a waste feed chute on a furnace (capacity: 28 tonnes/hr) at an incineration plant exploded. A technician was violently thrown and sustained serious injuries. Water under 3 bar of pressure cooled the base of the chute,[...]
