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Chemical Accidents

When chemicals escape: chemical spills and toxic leaks, plant explosions and fires, derailments and tanker crashes, and the investigations that follow.

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Chemical Spills & Leaks Chemical spills and toxic gas leaks at plants, water works and on the road: evacuations, shelter-in-place orders, hazmat responses and injuries.
Plant Explosions & Fires Explosions and fires at chemical plants, refineries, pharmaceutical units and warehouses: the blasts, the dead and injured, and what caused them.
Transport & Derailment Incidents Hazardous chemicals in transit: train derailments, tanker-truck crashes and ship fires, East Palestine and its aftermath, and rail-safety rules.
Investigations & Process Safety Investigating chemical disasters: the US Chemical Safety Board's reports, OSHA citations, process-safety rules and the lessons drawn from accidents.

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