Watching fires is not a fun

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/502597/petrol-station-explode-blast-Russia-Dagestan-multiple-dead-natural-gas-firefighters-police

In the video, it is seen, persons walking aside, not knowing the dangers of such fires. Fragments from explosion can travel great distances and can kill the persons. Thermal radiation from fireball also will be felt at longer distances, the overpressure in the form of pressure waves can lift the equipment/persons off the ground, making them to hit other objects and thus get injured/killed.

Mumbai fire

https://in.news.yahoo.com/mumbai-fire-warning-came-afternoon-052200615.html

Heavy winds at 25 kmph in the afternoon brought down a LED screen. Fire works were used during the performance. The sparks from it are suspected to have spread the fire. As per the article, pyrotechnics are avoided at wind speeds of more than 10 kmph.

Shifting of chemical plants close to residential areas

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=71221

After the chemical accidents, the authorities are shifting 10 plants identified as closer to residential areas.

Locking of emergency door leads to death in a fire incident

An explosion and fire during filling of gas cylinders led to the death of a person (apprentice) doing the work. The main door was blocked by flames. The second door was locked and could not be opened in time resulting in suffocation and burn injuries related death.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/teenage-apprentice-died-in-gas-fire-after-bosses-padlocked-container-door-a6806316.html

Deadly accident sounds alarm for safety in Chinese labs | Chemistry World

Deadly accident sounds alarm for safety in Chinese labs | Chemistry World

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Possible danger from open top cars, while speeding and stopping all of a sudden

Today evening, while walking, I watched a car going at high speed on the road. The car got a open top with two children in standing position and having the fun. It is not known, whether the two children were held by others inside the car or not.
What scared me was the thought that if for some reason, the car driver applies brakes suddenly, these two children may fly off and get injured.

Unsafe transport of gas cylinder

A picture speaks more than the words.

WISHING ALL A CONTENDED, HEALTHY, PEACEFUL, HAPPY, PROSPEROUS AND SAFE YEAR.

Refinery explosion - sound heard 25 miles away

In an explosion in a gas refinery at Texas, the sound was heard 25 miles away. Residents within 10 miles were evacuated. Two persons were injured in the incident. A person near the explosion says that his vehicle got shaken after the explosion.

Watch the report and the video.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3348269/Hundreds-oil-workers-run-lives-massive-explosion-rocks-gas-refinery-Texas.html


As per another report, there were already two small fires with intermittent sirens causing locals to evacuate. Soon after followed an explosion with a big fireball.

http://www.firehouse.com/news/12145837/early-warning-spared-injuries-in-massive-orla-texas-gas-plant-fire

Bhopal accident gas leak - still persons suffer

http://thewire.in/2015/12/08/proof-that-bhopal-gas-is-now-claiming-its-third-generation-of-victims-16934/

Nitrogen gas leak - 3 persons die at a Korean nuclear reactor construction site

At South Korea's nuclear reactor construction site, three persons die on possible exposure to nitrogen gas leak underground cables.

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/south-korea-nuclear-plant-3-die-after-toxic-gas-leak-two-under-construction-reactors-shut-618418