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Existing editorial cover A fire at a waste and recycling unit in Neasden, London, needed about 125 firefighters and sent a large smoke plume over homes and…
Representative image Industrial accidents harm more than people. At Baghjan in Assam, an oil well blowout that began on 27 May 2020 sat about 300 metres…
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Representative image Four well-reported firecracker blasts, at Achankulam (2021), Rengapalayam (2023), Harda (2024) and Deesa (2025), killed 67 people. This post explains what caused them, from…
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Representative image India is the world's sixth-largest chemical producer, yet there is no public count of chemical storage accidents. Using verified cases from Visakhapatnam (2020), Surat…
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Representative image Since the 2020 LG Polymers styrene leak in Visakhapatnam killed 12 people, verified gas and fume incidents in Surat (2022), Vadodara (2022) and Ludhiana…
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Incident gallery image 1 On 3 October 2025, sparks from welding fell on a large solvent container at a chemical unit in Chincholi MIDC, Solapur, fire brigade personnel…
Representative image Gujarat runs more than 200 GIDC industrial estates, many handling chemicals and solvents. The state government told the Assembly in 2024 that 714 workers…
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Incident gallery image 1 A major industrial fire at Panoli GIDC caused no reported deaths but produced a large smoke plume, reinforcing the need for chemical inventory intelligence,…
Four contract workers died and another was injured after burning coal spilled at the Corex unit during a restart at Hazira on 31 December…
Chlorine safety (representative image) Chlorine Safety: Essential Guidelines for Handling and Storage is rebuilt as practical India-facing guidance connecting prevention, correct equipment, early warning, clear escape, 112 activation…
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