A natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline fire in La Porte, Texas, ignited on September 18, 2024. The fire was caused by a car colliding with an above-ground pipeline valve, impacting the suspected "Justice pipeline."
A fire that broke out at the Crossbridge Energy oil refinery in Fredericia, Denmark, has been brought under control by local firefighters. The prompt response from emergency services prevented the fire from spreading further and minimized potential risks.
Scientists expect a rising number of tropical cyclones in some areas in Florida, Australia, and cities along the Persian Gulf in the next century. This raises concerns for a potential increase in lightning strike related fires in storage tanks.
A large fire broke out in the South of Lebanon at an oil facility in October 2021. The fuel tank was filled with benzene and it caught on fire early Monday morning. The fire took more than three hours to contain and extinguish.
Fire in Indonesia's biggest oil refinery shuts down operations, injures 5 people and forces almost a thousand nearby residents to evacuate