Massive explosions have hit chinas northern city of tianjin, killing at least 50 and injuring 500 people. Photos and video of a shocking, fiery explosion in the city of tianjin, china are making the rounds on twitter and the web. A n environmental expert says evacuation of the area around wednesdays mammoth warehouse blast in the chinese port city of tianjin is the main priority, and warned of the explosions. Hydrocracker explosion and fire at bp oil, grangemouth refinery. Evacuation after gas pipeline at grangemouth plant leaks bt.
Aug 06, 2010 major incident report bp grangemouth scotland 29th may to. Apocalyptic scenes of the smoldering aftermath of successive explosions in tianjin have once again exposed the dangers of chinese industry and toxic chemicals. Sep 24, 2015 in the wake of the explosion, china announced that 23 people business executives, including officials at tianjins port, as well as government officials had been arrested for their roles. Tianjin is a significant industrial port near beijing, and is a gateway for goods going in and out of the capital and chinas industrial north. The leak was discovered in a pipeline on a gas manufacturing area at the ineos site in central scotland at. The first two explosions occurred within 30 seconds of each other at the facility, which is located in the binhai new area of tianjin, china. Bp tanker drivers there won a strike to defend their pensions earlier. Currently operated by petroineos, it is the only crude oil refinery in scotland.
In a prosecution in 1988, the oil refinery was fined. Destroyed in seconds chemical plant explosion duration. Major incident report bp grangemouth scotland 29th may to. Wednesday, touching off other blasts, staterun media reported. Aug 12, 2015 explosions shook the northern chinese city of tianjin late wednesday, killing 44 and injuring more than 500 people, according to officials and state media. Firefighters walk near flames towering from a pipeline explosion at a chinese port in dalian, in northern chinas liaoning province on saturday, july 17, 2010. However, information that has since surfaced suggests that the lack of proper safety measures was a. The situation in and around the tianjin port remains very dangerous and fluid. Tianjin explosion exposes toxic chemicals in china cnn. Residents take photos of what appears to be a metal container thrown several kilometers from the explosion site in tianjin on august, 2015. Aug 31, 2015 huge explosion rocks chinese province just weeks after devastating tianjin blast a huge explosion has rocked a province in china just weeks after a chemical blast killed at least 148 people in. Bringing you a comprehensive selection of legislation, regulations, guidance, standards, including bsi and best practice which is updated daily, you can find. May 02, 2017 the grangemouth ineos petrochemicals plant has been partially evacuated amid reports of a gas leak. Grangemouth refinery is a mature oil refinery complex located on the firth of forth in grangemouth, scotland.
This briefing provides an overview of some of the potential consequences. Probe launched into gas leak at ineos grangemouth refinery. The hydrocracker explosion and fire at bp oil bp man. A report by the health and safety executive into fires and explosion at grangemouth and dalmeny, scotland. The warehouse in tianjin that exploded was just one of many buildings across china that store toxic chemicals near residential areas. The massive explosion that tore through the port of tianjin on august 12 has had a profound effect on the city. Explosion at ineos grangemouth 9th sept 2015 youtube. Early censorship by the chinese government prevented many of the details about the incident from initially coming to light. A report of the investigations by the hse into the fires and explosions at. Firefighters take a break after trying to put fire down at the explosion site in binhai new district in tianjin, august, 2015.
Tianjin explosion could be a turning point in chinas. Image by as the anniversary of the tianjin explosion approaches, cai laiyuan waits for his two sons to return to their home in yongzhou, hunan province in south central china. Explosion in china disrupts oil, iron ore shipments at world. The biggest accidental explosion was the one in halifax, nova scotia, in 1917 when an ammunition ship exploded, causing 1800 deaths, 9000 injuries and 8 square miles of the city were lai. However, a major explosion and fire in 1987 disabled the unit for more than two. The investment that represents almost 40m will help maintain the efficiency and reliability of the lavera refinery. Aug 27, 2015 12 government officials and company executives have been detained in china over the huge warehouse explosion that killed over 145 people in tianjin on 12 august.
The explosion at a facility storing dangerous goods erupted in tianjin 11. This picture shows the scale of the devastation wreaked by a massive explosion at a chinese factory which killed 173 people. More than 400 people have been injured after firefighters tackled an enormous blaze in one of chinas biggest cities. Grangemouth petrochemicals plant evacuated amid reports of a. Accident on the hydrocracker explosion and fire at bp oil, grangemouth refinery. Massive blasts rock tianjin, china, killing 44 and.
China leads globally on planned hydrocracker unit capacity. One child is a newborn he and his wife conceived through artificial insemination. Such unfortunate realities in the immediate aftermath of the tianjin explosions offer. Oil refinery explodes in nanjing, eastern china photos rt. Power plant explosion in china kills over 20 in chinas largest and deadliest chemical accident to date, in august of 2015, a massive explosion at the tianjin factory in hebei province claimed 175 lives, leaving a. A massive explosion hit a dangerous goods warehouse in tianjin, china, on wednesday, killing at least 50 people and leaving emergency services staff trapped in the rubble.
This was thought to be a spurious trip and the plant operators started to bring up the unit to normal operating conditions. Around 1200 people work at the refinery near falkirk. A total of 46 people were rescued, said zhou tian, head of the citys fire department, on the press conference held at 5. The fires and explosion at bp oil grangemouth refinery ltd.
Hydrocracker revamp for grangemouth refinery digital refining. Control of major accident hazards comah case study. On august 12th, 2015, a warehouse building owned by the logistics. The hydrocracker explosion and fire at bp oil, grangemouth refinery. Photos circulating online showed patients in bandages and with. Death toll in tianjin blast soars past 50, dozens injured. Chinas state council probes the tianjin explosions the. A report of the investigations by the health and safety executive into the fires and explosion at grangemouth and dalmeny, scotland, march, 22 march and 11 june 1987, isbn. In august of 2016, an explosion at a coalpowered power plant killed 20 people in central china, according to cctv. Chinese officials face a race against time to clear toxic chemicals from the site of the tianjin warehouse explosion, amid fears the blast may have released hundreds of. An explosion at a container terminal in tianjin binhai new area caused fire and mushroom clouds around 11. Three enforcement actions have been taken for the bp oil grangemouth refinery limited between 1988 and the incidents in 2000. Major incident investigation report 040803 1 in response to public concern over the series of three major incidents at the bp grangemouth petrochemical complex during mayjune 2000 a commitment was given to produce a report summarising the competent authoritys investigation. As well as the terrible loss of life and the unknown environmental effects to come, its economic impact on the city and wider region will be significant.
The lavera refinery is currently in the process of installing two new reactors in its hydrocracker unit to replace three reactors that have reached the end of their useful mechanical life. Grangemouth chemical plant to close jump to media player the petrochemical plant at the giant grangemouth complex in central scotland is to close with the loss of about 800 jobs, owner ineos has. On august 12, 2015, a significant series of explosions occurred in the vicinity of the ocean port complex in tianjin, china. At the, then bp, grangemouth refinery, some 7 kilometres to the wnw, tragically, an explosion in a seperator tank had killed two refinery workers. Sep 22, 2016 big explosion at refinery david pires. An initial explosion apparently triggered an even bigger one. Explosion rocks industrial zone in eastern china, killing. Bp oils grangemouth refinery has completed an extensive revamp of its. Explosion rocks chinese province shandong just weeks after. Oct 14, 20 staff at the grangemouth oil refinery and petrochemical site begin shutting down the facility ahead of a planned 48hour strike. Photos of the aftermath of the massive explosion in.
Grangemouth petrochemical plant saved after union climb down. We understand that the explosion took place posted. Crews search for an unknown number of civilians and soldiers believed trapped by multiple explosions that killed at least 114 people last week in tianjin, china. Aug 19, 2015 tianjin xingang explosion causes port closure last night there were a series of explosions in dongjiang, one of two ports at tianjin xingang. According to chinese state media, the blasts occurred when a shipment of explosives blew.
Aug 17, 2015 the massive explosion that tore through the port of tianjin on august 12 has had a profound effect on the city. Explosion in china disrupts oil, iron ore shipments at. China sets final death toll at 173, ending search for survivors this article is more than 4 years old. The huge explosion at tianjin port, which led to an enormous fire that affected a substantial part of the port, could lead to massive supply chain disruption. Massive explosions rock chinese city of tianjin cnn. Residents donate blood at tianjin blood center for those injured after a massive explosion happened on late wednesday, august 14, 2015, in tianjin, china. Flaring at bp s kinneil plant, grangemouth duration. The door was shaking, wendy zhou, a 26yearold primary school teacher. Explosion rocks north china port city of tianjin 0. Destruction and heartbreak remain after explosions rock. China jails 49 over deadly tianjin warehouse explosions. Enormous explosions in a major chinese port city killed at least 44 people and injured more than 500, state media reported on august, leaving a devastated industrial landscape of incinerated cars, toppled shipping containers and burntout buildings. Tianjin explosion could be a turning point in china.
Hydrocracker explosion and fire at bp oil, grangemouth. Aug, 2015 explosion in china disrupts oil, iron ore shipments at worlds 10th largest port in tianjin by erika kinetz the associated press posted august, 2015 9. China criticised over huge chemical explosion that killed dozens safety experts say warehouse containing dangerous chemicals should have been further away from residential area. A petrochemical plant in grangemouth has been partially evacuated after a gas leak. Strong tremors were felt in neighboring areas, including. Fires burn at the site of an explosion in tianjin, in northern china. Aug, 2015 on august 12, 2015 a chemical company exploded in tianjin, china. Was the tianjin blast the largest accidental explosion in. Feb 06, 2016 tianjin explosions were result of mismanagement, china finds the aftermath of explosions in tianjin, china, in 2015. A series of massive explosions at a warehouse killed people, state media reported.
Oct 29, 20 action at grangemouth petrochemical plant could have beaten boss. The twoway the people sentenced include 25 government officials and 24 staffers. Critics are warning that ineos has put communities around grangemouth at risk from a catastrophic accident. Fresh explosions in tianjin are hampering search efforts at the site of wednesdays huge blasts that have killed more than 100 people, as china rushes to. The second explosion was far larger and involved the detonation of about 800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. Investigation and treatment in progress in tianjin explosion. Event status submission year 2015 origin tianjin, china tags tianjin, chemical, explosion, event, disaster, china overview.
The origin according to the tianjin police, the explosion happened in a warehouse operated by a logistics. Families of missing contract firefighters have taken to the streets in recent days to stage protests, interrupting an. Death toll rises after huge explosions rock chinese city at least 50 people killed and 520 injured in series of massive explosions that ripped. As well as the terrible loss of life and the unknown environmental effects to come. A new report by chinas top governing body identifies the cause of an explosion at a hazardous goods warehouse in tianjins harbor in august of 2015. The national earthquake bureau said the first blast was the equivalent of three tonnes of tnt, and the second almost 20 tonnes. Huge explosions in an industrial area of the chinese port city of tianjin leave at least 50 dead and more than 700 people injured. There were two explosions, the first was extimated to be 3 ton and second is estimated to be aorund 21 tons of tnt, or 2. It is also a main trading hub for metals and steel. Major incident investigation report bp grangemouth scotland 29th may 10th june 2000 a public report prepared by the hse on behalf of the competent authority date of publication 18th august 2003 2. We dont have all the details yet, but almost certainly not. A report of the investigations by the health and safety executive into the fires and. Action at grangemouth petrochemical plant could have beaten boss. Reutersdamir sagolj reuters thursday, august, 2015.
Pipeline explosion in china photo 1 pictures cbs news. Oct 25, 20 grangemouth petrochemical plant saved after union climb down scotlands biggest industrial site, and thousands of jobs, have been saved after a climb down by union leaders at the grangemouth. More than 30 sites within a 10mile radius of the explosion site faced supply chain disruption potential. But it will have a more lasting political effect, a. Chinese investigators identify cause of tianjin explosion. Brand new cars parked in tianjin port are seen badly damaged at the site of the massive explosions in tianjin on august, 2015.
Ineos grangemouth refinery, ukpia the hydrocracker explosion and fire at bp oil, grangemouth refinery. Explosion in china disrupts oil, iron ore shipments at worlds 10th largest port in tianjin by erika kinetz the associated press posted august, 2015 9. On august 12, 2015, a series of explosions killed 173 people and injured hundreds of others at a container storage station at the port of tianjin. At least 44 dead after explosions rock chinese city of tianjin.
Massive explosion rocks chinese city of tianjin, casualties. Tianjin chemical warehouse explosion were large detonations that occurred at a storage container station at the port of tianjin in the binhai new area of tianjin, china in mid august 2015 background. The astonishingly powerful blast at the tianjin factory in hebei. The company pleaded guilty at falkirk sheriff court to two charges relating to two incidents in two days at the complex on the firth of forth last year. Globaldatas latest analysis of planned hydrocracker unit capacity of refineries shows that the dayushan island in china has the highest planned hydrocracker capacity globally with 232 thousand barrels per day mbd during 2018 to 2022. Ineos breach at grangemouth risks catastrophic accident. Death toll from tianjin, china, explosions over 100 cnn. There is a strong history of solidarity at grangemouth. A chemical factory may be behind a massive industrial explosion in tianjin, china, the countrys largest port. Tianjin explosions were result of mismanagement, china finds. A full investigation has been launched into the cause of a gas leak at the grangemouth petrochemical site. The explosion was considerable a 3 tonne piece of the separator being found one kilometre away on the foreshore.
Aug 15, 2015 a screen grab from taken from state broadcaster china central television cctv footage on august 12, 2015 shows a huge explosion in the northern chinese port city of tianjin. Description of the sites 8 bp oil grangemouth refinery ltd is part of bp oil international. The lavera refinery is currently in the process of installing two new reactors in its hydrocracker unit to replace three reactors that have reached the end of their. Aug, 2015 the chinese army sends more than 200 specialists in handling chemicals to tianjin, where two explosions have left 50 dead and 700 injured, state media report. Blasts rock chinese city of tianjin, at least 17 reported. On saturday 21 march 1987 the hydrocracker unit was being recommissioned following a routine shut down. Binhai, where the explosion happened, is home to more than half of the worlds fortune 500 companies.
In linlithgow, a windowshaking explosion woke me on the early morning of sunday 22 march 1987. Dramatic photos and videos of the explosion traveled quickly around the world via the internet. Massive blasts rock tianjin, china, killing 44 and injuring hundreds by lucy westcott on 81215 at 1. Authorities call off search for remaining eight missing in a massive. May 02, 2017 image caption ineos grangemouth said there were no casualties as a result of the incident.