Flames Spread Through 7 Crude Storage Tanks in Syria
An initial explosion in one tank touched off the rest.
January 20, 2021
An initial explosion in one tank touched off the rest.
January 20, 2021
Held the record for largest crude storage tank fire for 18 years.
August 31, 2020
Firefighter brought the emergency under control in 45 minutes.
August 18, 2020
Bio-diesel and formaldehyde reported to be burning.
July 12, 2020
Three adjacent tanks saved from ignition.
July 7, 2020
Video shows fire circling the tank between the roof and shell.
May 22, 2020
Falling demand threatens to overwhelm available crude oil storage worldwide.
May 16, 2020
The 10-acre training field comes complete with a combination multiple-story burn building and high angle rope rescue prop, a four-level simulated process unit, and a 24-foot diameter bulk storage tank.
February 18, 2020
Neighbors reported hearing at least six explosions during the fire.
February 6, 2020
A small fire spread to a 10,000-gallon storage tank holding flammable product Tuesday morning at a chemical plant in Upper Merion, Pennsylvania.
February 4, 2020
Pre-plans for fire emergencies must be continually edited and updated.
January 22, 2020
Firefighters battled a persistent fire in a chemical storage tank.
January 14, 2020
At one point, flames covered a 1,000-square-meter area, city's mayor says.
January 9, 2020
A mechanical problem in the pump circulation system of an 80,000-barrel naphtha storage tank is suspected as the cause of the massive Intercontinental Terminals Company fire on the Houston Ship Channel in March, an update issued by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board states.
October 30, 2019
There are hundreds of thousands of API storage tanks in use across the United States. Relatively few of them catch fire or have anything catastrophic happen to them. But it’s always best to be prepared.
October 1, 2019
