Bangladesh Depot Fire Puts Spotlight on Country’s Industrial Safety Problems June 8, 2022 By Julhas Alam and Al-Emrun Garjon CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) – Authorities in Bangladesh were still struggling Monday to determine the cause of a devastating fire that...
Massive Fire at Bangladesh Container Depot Kills at Least 28 June 6, 2022 By Julhas Alam DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh killed at...
India Investigator Recommends Moving S. Korea-Owned Plant After Gas Leak July 7, 2020 By Sudarshan Varadhan and Jane Chung CHENNAI/SEOUL – An investigation into a deadly gas leak at a South Korean-owned chemical plant in southern India that killed...
India Releases Safety Guidelines on Restarting Factories After LG Chem Gas Leak May 11, 2020 By Divya Patil India has released safety guidelines for restarting manufacturing industries as it partially eases the world’s most expansive pandemic lockdown and...
Gas Leak at LG Chem Plant in India Kills at Least 7, Forcing Evacuation of Thousands May 7, 2020 By Archana Chaudhary An overnight gas leak at an LG Chem Ltd. polymer plant in southern India has killed at least seven people...
India Coal-Fired Power Plant Explosion Kills 32 After 7 Months of Operation November 3, 2017 By Rajesh Kumar Singh An explosion at a newly commissioned unit of a coal-fired power plant in northern India killed 32 people, while about...
Washington Refinery Fined Nearly $325K for Workplace Violations January 19, 2016 Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries has fined Phillips 66 Refinery $324,000 for failing to correct serious workplace safety and...
Exxon Deficiencies Found In California Refinery Blast, Probe Shows January 15, 2016 By Gillian Flaccus An explosion at an ExxonMobil oil refinery in California last year could have been prevented if managers had taken into...