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

A fire started at the LyondellBasell Bayport Choate petrochemical facility in Pasadena, Texas, on Thursday. The facility is reported to produce a......Learn More

Community members submitted photos and reported a flaring event at the Mosaic Faustina Ammonia Plant. ...Learn More

An ammonia leak from a food production company caused officials to order people in the neighborhood to shelter-in-place....Learn More

Hundreds of used plastic totes at a recycling center caught fire, releasing a towering plume of black smoke....Learn More

As a railcar was being loaded with epoxy acrylate, some of the material spilled into the Huron River....Learn More

ExxonMobil said it "experienced an operational issue" at its Olefins plant, resulting in flaring....Learn More

An anhydous ammonia leak caused the evacuation of a foods facility while nearby residents sheltered-in-place. ...Learn More

Chemours reported a "process unit startup incident" at its hydrofluoric acid plant. ...Learn More

Chemicals from two damaged barrels interacted and released an orange vapor cloud....Learn More

A power failure led to the release of nitrogen oxides from a Nylon 6,6, plastics factory....Learn More

Earthworks detected insufficiently combusted ground flaring at the plastics plant....Learn More

TPC Group said an odor from its butadiene and other petrochemicals facility would be smelled by the community but "it does not......Learn More

Chevron reported multiple "unit upsets" caused flaring at its refinery which produces benzene, toluene, xylene, and ammonia petrochemicals....Learn More

Shell informed the community via Facebook that it would be using ground flares (which finished two days later, on 2/13). ...Learn More

Ineos said an incident occured during the startup of its Styrolution plant....Learn More

Marathon reported that a power outage led to flaring at its refinery complex, which produces propylene, benzene, and toluene....Learn More

Shell reported releasing an unknown amount of benzene from a leaky valve on a drum of petrochemicals at the plastics plant....Learn More

Oxy Vinyls reported that Ineos was using "temporary flaring" during maintenance on a pipeline in the property....Learn More

Phillips 66 reported that an acid gas valve opened due to an "instrumentation freeze up" during cold weather at the complex, which......Learn More

NOAA is awaiting details on the possible release of methyl mercaptan from a container aboard the Northern Jaguar....Learn More

A "small operational upset" released "process material to AIR," reported the company....Learn More

Shell said flaring occured at its petrochemical plant....Learn More

The Raven Butene-1 plant reported a process upset condition that led to flaring and smoke....Learn More

Braskem reported that an incident occured at its polyethylene and polypropylene factory....Learn More

A fire in a tire warehouse was the suspected source of a mysterious odor reported in multiple areas across Houston....Learn More

Phillips 66 reported emissions from a process upset at its refinery, which produces propylene....Learn More

The Delware City refinery, which produces benzene, toluene, and xylene, released sulfur dioxide between 7 and 8 p.m....Learn More

LyondellBasell reported an event occured at its petrochemical complex....Learn More

Two contractors were injured when an explosion occured during unloading operations at a carbon black facility....Learn More

Ineos reported flaring at its styrene factory following an upset condition event....Learn More

The refinery, which produces ammonia in addition to fuels, was struck by electrical issues, leading PBF to warn residents, who were reporting......Learn More

LyondellBasell reported that a winter storm caused operational issues at its Channelview petrochemical complex, resulting in flaring that started on Jan. 24......Learn More

Citgo reported flaring at its East Plant refinery, which produces benzene, toluene, and xylene petrochemicals....Learn More

Goodyear reported that its Bayport synthetic rubber additives plant was closed and the public may notice flaring from its site....Learn More

Ineos Styrolution reported releasing an unknown amount of benzene due to cold weather....Learn More

Ineos' plastics plant went offline after it was struck by lightning....Learn More

Baystar Polymers warned the public there may be intermittent periods of flaring from our mutli-point Ground Flare and our neighbors may be......Learn More

Shell reported an upset condition at its petchem factory that began on Jan 25 and continued through Jan 27, causing flaring....Learn More

In the midst of winter storm, Phillips 66 reported flaring and a leak in the piping system at the Wood River Refinery,......Learn More

Pemex reported flaring after freezing temperatures reached the Houston Ship Channel petrochemical area....Learn More

ExxonMobil said it would be minimizing flaring as much as possible while it was shutting down units in its Baytown refinery and......Learn More

Celanese said it was shutting down in preparation for a winter storm and that flaring may be noticeable at its Clear Lake......Learn More

TotalEnergies reported an upset condition at its polypropylene plant and warned the community that flaring may be present....Learn More

As temperatures dropped to -4 °F, PDVSA reported flaring at its Citgo refinery, which produces benzene, toluene, and xylene petrochemicals....Learn More

A massive plastic tank caught fire at a steel mill being prepared for demolition, pouring heavy smoke into the sky....Learn More

Evacuation and shelter-in-place orders followed a chemical fire in reactors at a polymer and composite resin plant. ...Learn More

A fire broke out in the alkylation unit of a refinery, which produces benzene, toluene, and xylene petrochemicals....Learn More

A barge carrying scrap cars caught fire, burning plastics and rubber and leading officials to advise people to monitor the air. ...Learn More

A pressure relief valve at a PVC factory released an unknown amount of vinyl chloride vapors....Learn More

Chevron reported flaring due to "internal operational issues" at its refinery, which produces toluene and ammonia petrochemicals....Learn More

Lubrizol issued an internal shelter-in-place due to release from a processing unit in its resin and compounding facility....Learn More

Local news and community members reported a significant flare coming from the facility....Learn More

A train derailed causing a leak of a highly flammable and toxic chemical, and forcing nearby residents to stay indoors....Learn More

One million gallons of sulfuric acid leaked, with some making it into the Houston Ship Channel. Two on the site were sent......Learn More

A photo of a large flare coming from the Mosaic plant in St. James Parish, Louisiana was submitted. The plant manufactures anhydrous......Learn More

heavy-duty truck crashed in Brazoria County, spilling hundreds of gallons of molten sulfur...Learn More

Louisiana State Police reported a fire at a unit of the Westlake Plaquemine Facility in Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, that houses hydrochloric......Learn More

Hydrofluoric acid exposure at the Koura Plant in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, resulted in one employee’s death and another’s injury. The leak was......Learn More

30,000-gallon tank at MacroSource in southeast Hastings, Nebraska, leaked anhydrous ammonia for several hours during maintenance. The leak triggered emergency alerts and......Learn More

A chemical leak at Webb Chemical in Fort Wayne resulted in a spill of approximately 350 gallons of nitric acid. The facility,......Learn More

Fire at IGE Performance Chemicals in Mountain Top, Luzerne County, injured four people, who were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. This marks the......Learn More

Chemical spill at a steel plant near the Ports of Indiana in Jeffersonville prompted a brief shelter-in-place order for residents within a......Learn More

A chemical spill injured dozens of people, some seriously, and forced hundreds to evacuate...Learn More

Nurdles found by volunteers in Galveston. ...Learn More

Three-vehicle crash near Madrid, Iowa, involved a farmer hauling an anhydrous ammonia tank. A minivan struck a pickup truck, which then hit......Learn More

An explosion at an ammonia factory prompted a community shelter-in-place order as authorities assessed the air quality in the area. ...Learn More

Leak from two 1,500-gallon anhydrous ammonia tanks in a farmer’s field near Madrid, Iowa, prompted a shelter-in-place order. The leak caused strong......Learn More

A forklift accident at a southeast Sacramento chemical plant on Tuesday morning, November 5, 2025, caused an ammonia leak when a pressure......Learn More

A chemical plant explosion killed one at Pryor Chemical in Oklahoma...Learn More

Fire at Dow’s Freeport plant released thousands of pounds of gases; EPA data shows ongoing compliance issues, elevated cancer risks nearby...Learn More

Three people hurt in Mont Belvieu explosion, plant fire...Learn More

Ammonia leak was reported on the 6500 block of Caballero Boulevard in Orange County California...Learn More

Ammonia leak was reported at the historic Bojangles Coliseum...Learn More

Chemical fire at the PBBT Corp in Newburgh Indiana...Learn More

A fire at an industrial facility in Warrick County, Indiana prompted officials to issue a "shelter in place" advisory for nearby residents....Learn More

Ammonia leak on freight train at north Charlotte railyard...Learn More

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