The U.S. averages one petro­chemical incident every 3 days

An explosion and raging fire at a plant in Tangipahoa Parish known to store highly flammable products prompted an evacuation order within......Learn More

An ammonia leak was reported Saturday at the Chemours plant in Belle, prompting a shelter in place by emergency officials. ...Learn More

A Union Pacific train derailed near Gordon, TX, spilling no chemicals but sparking grass fires. About 30 cars derailed, some carrying propane,......Learn More

Firefighters extinguished two fires at Manor Chemical Company resident complained of large plumes of black smoke....Learn More

Environment Virginia searched for plastic nurdles along the James River to raise awareness of the 10+ trillion that pollute oceans yearly....Learn More

A chemical accident occurred at the Lubrizol plant in Deer Park, TX, involving an unknown odor that caused headaches and nausea. Two......Learn More

A chemical reaction at Univar Solutions in Falls Township involving ammonium persulfate released a yellow cloud, prompting hazmat response and evacuations. Four......Learn More

A chemical leak at GFS Chemicals in North Franklinton prompted a shelter-in-place order. Bromine fumes were released, but no injuries occurred....Learn More

A fire occurred at the Arkema Houston facility in east Harris County involving smoke and odor release. No injuries were reported. The......Learn More

A train with cars carrying the carcinogenic petrochemical, Benzene, derailed and caught fire. Residents of nearby Glendora, MS......Learn More

People within a half-mile radius were told to stay inside because of a hazardous ammonia leak at Gordon Food Service Distribution Center...Learn More

A 60-year-old man was hospitalized with chemical burns after a nitric acid reaction triggered an explosion Monday at Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems......Learn More

Motiva temporarily suspended operations at part of its Port Arthur chemicals facility in Texas over the weekend following after a mechanical failure...Learn More

Oil spilled caught fire at facility for company that produces industrial coating resins....Learn More

Norfolk Southern train derailed in Augusta County, VA. 10 cars derailed containing Polyethylene....Learn More

Chemical leak reported at HP Hood facility....Learn More

Building collpase and ammonia leak reported at Seabrook Brothers & Sons facility....Learn More

Fire reported at Amsty chemical plant in St. James, LA....Learn More

Chemical leak inside facility forced evacuations....Learn More

Fire reported at DeVere Chemical...Learn More

A fire at a Marathon Refinery in Texas City, Texas prompted a shelter-in-place order. ...Learn More

Small leak reported at Lewis Chemical...Learn More

3,000 gallons of nitric acid entered the tank and had a reaction within it, causing nitric oxide to be vented into the......Learn More

An explosion and subsequent fire were reported at the Shell petrochemical plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ...Learn More

Semi truck hauling plastic foam crashed and caught fire in I-15....Learn More

Officials say the leak happened inside the building when a mechanical issue caused a valve to malfunction. The ammonia then liquified and......Learn More

Fire reported at facility that specializes in distribution of chemical ingredients....Learn More

Ammonia leak reported at Ineo styrenic polymers facility....Learn More

Commercial truck fire released mutilple hazardous materials....Learn More

A shelter-in-place was issued after a chlorine gas leak was detected to have breached the fenceline of a chemical plant in Freeport,......Learn More

Firefighters reported exothermic chemical reaction involving Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) and water, igniting flames in the facility....Learn More

Employee killed while performing maintenance work on a high-pressure water line when the line exploded, causing him to fall from a ladder......Learn More

Motiva reported a leak at its 630,000 bpd Port Arthur refinery chemical unit....Learn More

Tractor trailer hauling methyl acetate drove over bridge....Learn More

Tractor trailer hauling methyl acetate drove over bridge....Learn More

Social media and community contacts in the area reported smoke pluming from the facility. A post on social media confirmed that the......Learn More

Substance that was believed to be paint was discovered to be Atrazine....Learn More

Magnesium fire reported at engraving facility....Learn More

Thick smoke spotted from flaring at Ethylene-to-Butene facility. Described by company as a "Process Upset incident."...Learn More

Flaring reported at Shell ethane cracker in Beaver county....Learn More

Firefighter hurt in Berlin explosion, fire at chemical plant, officials say...Learn More

Chemical leak from a docked barge in the Houston Ship Channel....Learn More

Fire at a manufacturing facility that uses petrochemicals, leads to temporary shelter-in-place order....Learn More

Fire broke out at agricultural chemical storage building that held herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers. ...Learn More

Anhydrous ammonia spilled on roadway by unknown source...Learn More

Trailer overturned spilling unknown chemical onto highway. ...Learn More

Truck carrying hazardous material overheated on highway prmompting response from 20 agenices to cool down. ...Learn More

Fire occured on oversaturated insulation inside the Vantage Specialty Chemicals plant. ...Learn More

A large flare was spotted from the OxyChem - Taft plant. ...Learn More

Endothermic reaction inside a cargo container, and five 55-gallon drums of chemical resin....Learn More

Explosion occurred at flammable liquids cabinet....Learn More

Tractor-trailer and train collided, spilling 10 gallons of malathion....Learn More

Chemical explosion injured one person at a storage unit....Learn More

Acid spill reported at Celanese Corporation chemicla plant, two people were lef tin ciritcal condistion....Learn More

Approximately 3,500 gallons of nitric acid spilled into a 5,000-gallon retention basin designed for containment....Learn More

Ammonia was reported to be leaking from roof of a cold storage facilty, impacting the General Electric Aerospace Plant across the street....Learn More

Shell Polymers announced flaring at its Monaca, PA plant while its ethane cracker underwent maintenance. ...Learn More

Chlorine leak reported at industrial chemical plant that makes water treatment chemicals....Learn More

Hazmat spill reported near Helena Chemical plant....Learn More

Valve failure on a brine chiller led to the release of ammonia at the Roehm USA facility, which manufactures a chemical used......Learn More

Tractor-trailer accident spilled ammonia onto intersate 81...Learn More

Fire occured at an aerospace product manufacturing facility. ...Learn More

Tanker truck carrying acetone invloved in accident on interstate 81....Learn More

Thirteen people were injured, including six firefighters, in a fire triggered by an explosion at a chemical manufacturing facility....Learn More

Anhydrous ammonia leak at juice factory near a school...Learn More

Nurdles found on Lake Ontario beaches....Learn More

Norfolk Southern train car carrying toulune derailed....Learn More

A worker was burned in a small chemical fire at an adhesives manufacturing facility. ...Learn More

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said hazmat units were called after a tanker carrying 42,000 gallons of chemicals (Flocryl Acrylamide 50) flipped......Learn More

A creek turned deep red because of a resin leak that authorities believe happened at BakeLite Synthetics, a plastics and resin manufacturing......Learn More

Chemical fire reported at a swimming pool manufacturing facility....Learn More

Shaw Industries, Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation, Mohawk Industries, 3M Company, EIDP, Inc. F/K/A E.I., Du Pont De Nemours, and Company Daikin America, INC.......Learn More

A fire at the Tennessee Gas Pipeline in Wharton County was extinguished after going up in flames on Wednesday afternoon....Learn More

The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental. The improper thawing of a known chemical led to violent polymerization...Learn More

Post and Courier investigation found plastic nurdles on Sullivan's Island....Learn More

The Shell plant in Norco, Louisiana, is flaring once again, putting the surrounding homes, park, and playground in the path of dangerous......Learn More

According to reports from the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, a chemical spill occurred at Chevron-Phillips in Borger and left a......Learn More

A Portland & Western Railroad train went into the river after a trestle collapsed Jan. 4. The train was carrying urea and......Learn More

Ongoing flaring at the Shell petrochemical complex blanketed communities with toxic chemicals in Norco, Louisiana....Learn More

Ammonia hydroxide, a corrosive solution used in cleaners and refrigerants leaked at Holgate Center...Learn More

A large fire was extinguished at the Three Rivers Valero Refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas. No injuries were reported. Many residents posted......Learn More

Flaring reported at Westlake Vinyls in Clavert City, possible ethylene dichloride....Learn More

8.67 gallons of acid spilled and mixed with .61 gallons of chlorine, creating the chemical mixture that resulted in 20 employees being......Learn More

Chemical plant rooftop caught fire...Learn More

Storage unit at Pall Corporation facility caught fire....Learn More

Chemical leak was reported at SABIC Innovative Chemicals. ...Learn More

Explosion was reported at Westlake Chemical plant in Geismar, no other details were provided....Learn More

After a fire, authorities discovered multiple chemicals, which the company was not permitted for, were stored and leaking around the facility. ...Learn More

One person was killed and two more injured at an explosion at a Alexander Chemical facility in Laporte, Indiana....Learn More

Multiple box cars derailed as two trains collided in Houston, TX. Several of the cars were carrying plastic pellets, which spilled out......Learn More

Chemical release was reported at Laxness South Chemical plant, which specialized in manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection......Learn More

Methyl mercaptan was released at a processing facility...Learn More

In November, a failed plant startup could have released over 900 pounds of nitrous oxides into the air...Learn More

Orange-hued cloud reported at nitrogen facility...Learn More

Metallic smell reported near chemical plant....Learn More

Fire broke out at chemical factory that specialized in rubber production....Learn More

A search by Environment Florida of tampa bay beaches uncovered 1,515 nurdles in 8 places....Learn More

A benzene leak from a tank occurred at refinery, causing shelter-in-place order that included nearby schools....Learn More

Vapor cloud near chemical plant caused shelter-in-place....Learn More

A Highly Toxic Flammable Gas Leak Reported at Taft Manufacturing Company...Learn More