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

A state of emergency has been declared in Wood County as fire crews continue to battle a blaze at the Peoples Cartage......Learn More

A fire that started in a process unit pump room injured three people at Monroe Energy's Trainer Refinery....Learn More

A fire at Mammoth Metal Recycling consumed a large outdoor stockpile of scrap tires and other materials. It burned for at least......Learn More

A liquid propane/ethane mix leaked from a pipeline, prompting evacuations, a road closure, and a multi-agency hazmat response....Learn More

A pile of recyclable materials caught fire at Nucor General Recycling's Flowood scrap yard. The facility processes scrap metal, including vehicles and......Learn More

A fire broke out at Reworld's incinerator where mixed municipal solid waste is processed before shredding and combustion. Two people were treated......Learn More

A fire erupted at a scrap yard that accepts mixed construction and demolition waste. C&D waste commonly contains PVC pipe, vinyl flooring,......Learn More

A fire at a recycling facility that processes mixed construction and demolition debris--includes plastic-containing materials--prompted a multi-alarm response....Learn More

Sulfuric acid sprayed from a tank during decommissioning at the DyStar Carolina Chemical plant, sending one employee to the hospital with burns......Learn More

A tanker truck overturned, spilling ammonia nitrate fertilizer onto Highway 50C, prompting a road closure, hazmat response, and brief shelter in place....Learn More

A fire destroyed more than 100 scrap vehicles creating flames that reached 50 feet high. ...Learn More

Tens of thousands of residents have been told to evacuate as a leaking tank of a flammable plastic epoxy threatens to explode....Learn More

A large fire broke out at a recycling scrapyard, prompting road closures....Learn More

A loud, house-shaking explosion late Monday night touched off a 10-hour fire at Shell's Norco refinery in Louisiana, sparked by a hydrogen......Learn More

Two were killed, 12 were hospitalized, and 18 potentially injured when ntric acid reacted with a cleaning product, creating a cloud of......Learn More

A 2-vehicle accident with farm equipment on State Route 283 involved a spill of 50 gallons of an unspecified herbicide, causing traffic......Learn More

A fire at an electronic waste recycling warehouse burned computers and other electronics and produced heavy flames....Learn More

A 350-gallon tote of nitric acid spilled, creating large orange gas cloud and prompting self-evacuation of plant staff, road closure, and shelter......Learn More

Hazmat team flared ethylene from rail car experiencing "abnormal activity" inside Celanese complex. Roads closed; plant closed-off....Learn More

Four people were hospitalized in organophosphorous incident involving a mailed package, including Fedex delivery drivers....Learn More

Multiple process upsets caused massive refinery explosion and fire, emitting "more than 157,000 pounds of chemicals" over 10+ days; shelter in place....Learn More

An explosion at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas caused officials to issue a warning for some residents in the west......Learn More

A SUV slid into a tanker truck, which spilled liquid polyester resin and caused a partial closure of I-39/90....Learn More

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

Process upset caused fire and thick smoke at the Bayport Choate chemical complex for several hours....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