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Nov 11, 2019
Air filling pressure tank burst
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In an incident, the pressurized air filling tank bursts, a peace flies for about 100 m and falls on a boy readying for school. It causes wri...
Sep 22, 2019
Lightning induced blast
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In a crusher quarry, two blasters placed gelatin sticks in the place. Before igniting it, there was huge rain with lightning which lead to b...
Dec 7, 2018
Death from hydrogen gas cylinder blast in IISc Bengaluru
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A person was thrown about 20 feet away, hit the wall and died due to suspected hydrogen cylinder blast. 3 others sustained injuries during...
Jul 29, 2017
LPG cylinder blast kills fireman - Selfie madness of public affects more
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A 19.2 kg LPG cylinder bursts in a fire incident in a bakery. About 47 persons including 37 local residents and others including firemen, po...
Dec 4, 2016
Chemical reactor explosion kills one, injures three
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As per news report in The New Indian Express, an explosion in a chemical reactor in a bulk drug company, caused death to a person and injur...
Blast/explosion during welding on oil tanker dismantling causes deaths/injuries
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Loud blast due to e xplosion during welding on a oil tanker parked in ship breaking yard, caused more than 10 deaths and injuries to about ...
Feb 26, 2015
Explosion in detonator factory during disposing of rejected detonators from explosives
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In an explosion in one of the largest explosives exporting factory, during separation of rejected detonators from explosives by cutting w...
Jun 29, 2014
Ammonia reactor blast - 10 persons injured
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As per news reports, a brine unit chiller with ammonia exploded on Saturday i.e 28.06.2014, leading to ammonia leak, injuring 10 persons wit...
Apr 29, 2014
Blast during dismantling of a chemical boiler - 3 persons die due to burns
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Three persons died in a blast that occurred during the dismantling of a chemical boiler in a scrap godown. The contents of the boiler are no...
Oct 10, 2012
Fire in a pharma company - same short circuit reason
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In an incident of fire and explosion in a pharma company in the early hours on 09.10.2012, waste solvent drums, diesel drums, generator, cab...
May 13, 2012
Molten metal contact with water-blast-2 deaths
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In an incident, while removing the stuck slag from a blast furnace with the help of a poclainer and rod, the slag along with molten metal st...
Dec 18, 2011
Welder dies in blast
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In an incident on 16.12.2011 Friday at visakhapatnam, a welder died and another person was injured due to gas cylinder explosion in a tinke...
Nov 20, 2011
BLEVE
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In a report ( http://www.homernews.com/stories/111611/news_fdef.shtml#.TsiKjT38Kxw ), it is mentioned that a fire started in a residential g...
Sep 12, 2011
Gasoline fire in Nairobi, Kenya
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As per reports , 61 persons died and 116 were seriously burned due to a fire today (12.09.2011) at 1000 hr local time. The fire occurred pos...
May 29, 2011
Apple probes blast at Chinese plant linked to iPad | Deccan Chronicle
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There is a blast in a plant that makes ipad 2 for Apple company, during which 2 persons died and another 16 were injured. What I appreciate ...
May 24, 2011
Air receiver blast
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There was a blast during the cleaning of gas turbine in a polymers factory that makes cans, jars, etc. It is reported that the the valve of...
Sharjah blast damages over 10 shops, 15 cars
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Sharjah blast damages over 10 shops, 15 cars There is a blast in a cafeteria due to gas leak from LPG gas cylinder that caused damage to 1...
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