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201 dead in Turkey mine explosion, hundreds trapped
Published time: May 13, 2014 15:49 Edited time: May 14, 2014 02:47
A
mine explosion in western Turkey has killed 201, according to Energy
Minister Taner Yildiz, and the toll could rise with many more still
trapped.
Yildiz told reporters 787 workers were in the Soma mine when the explosion hit a power unit, Reuters reported.
Most of the confirmed dead were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, Yildiz added.
An additional 80 people were injured and hospitalized, he said, four of them in critical condition.
AP reported that more than 200 miners are still trapped in the debris. More than 360 workers have been evacuated thus far.
Rescue
workers pumped oxygen into the mine in an attempt to keep trapped
miners alive, Reuters reported. A line of police held back thousands of
family and fellow workers of the trapped miners who assembled outside of
a Soma hospital. "Fresh air, oxygen is being pumped into the mine. This is the most important thing for our workers down there," Yildiz said.
Firefighters
are busy at a building damaged by an explosion in Vienna, Austria,
Saturday, April 26, 2014. Austrian police say at least six people have
been injured after the building collapsed following the reported
explosion.
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Austrian
police say at one people dead and least thirteen people have been
injured after a building in Vienna partially collapsed following a
reported explosion. Police spokeswoman Adina Mircioane says rescuers are
trying to reach one injured person inside the residential building in
Vienna's 15th district. Five other people are being treated for minor
injuries. Mircioane says other people may still be trapped inside the
building, whose top two floors collapsed shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday
(0800 GMT). Austrian public broadcaster ORF a photo on its website
showing a cloud of dust enveloping a street.
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1 killed, 1 missing in Vienna building collapse
AP Photo
Ronald Zak
Firefighters
and police are busy at a building damaged by an explosion in Vienna,
Austria, Saturday, April 26, 2014. Austrian police say at least six
people have been injured after the building collapsed following the
reported explosion
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Posted Saturday, Apr. 26, 2014
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The Associated Press
VIENNA —
A residential building in Austria's capital partially collapsed after
an apparent explosion Saturday, killing one person and leaving another
missing, officials said. Five others were injured.
Witnesses heard
a dull thud before the top two floors of the building collapsed,
raining debris onto the street in Vienna's 15th district shortly after
10 a.m. Saturday (0800 GMT; 4 a.m. EDT).
"There was a cloud of
dust, and lots of people screaming and running," Ted Knops, a
32-year-old resident, told The Associated Press in a telephone
interview. "It was like a science-fiction movie when something comes
bursting through the wall."
Williams
Northwest Pipeline plant is seen after a natural gas pipeline ruptured
at the plant in Plymouth, Washington. Photograph: Sarah Gordon/AP
A
large explosion and fire Monday at natural gas processing plant near
the Washington-Oregon border injured four workers and led to the
evacuation of about 200 people from nearby homes as flames and a
mushroom-shaped cloud of black smoke reached high into the air.
The
8:20am blast at the Williams Northwest Pipeline plant in the town of
Plymouth, along the Columbia River, also punctured a liquefied natural
gas storage tank.
Benton County sheriff Steven Keane said some gas
leaked from the tank to the ground in a containment area and evaporated
into the air, but it was only a small amount. "I think if one of those
huge tanks has exploded, it might have been a different story," he said.
Of
the four workers injured, one was treated at the scene and three with
burns were taken to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston, Oregon.
The three were treated in the emergency room for injuries that did not
appear to be life-threatening, hospital spokesman Mark Ettesvold said.
Across the Columbia River, the blast shook the home of Cindi Stefani.
"It
was just a very loud boom," she said. "I looked across the river and
saw a giant mushroom cloud and flames at least a couple hundred feet
high."
Animals on neighboring farms were running around, she added.
"At that point we were pretty scared. I was thinking, 'We need to get out of here.'"
At Least 4 Injured, 400 Evacuated After Explosion At LNG Plant
AP | March 31, 2014 9:14 a.m. | Updated: March 31, 2014 4:23 p.m.
A
large explosion and fire Monday at a natural gas processing plant on
the Washington-Oregon border injured four workers, led to the evacuation
of about 400 people from nearby farms and homes, and sent a mushroom
cloud of black smoke high into the air
Witnesses reported hearing a large boom and giant mushroom cloud from the explosion Monday morning.
Courtesy Scott Lucas / Via East Oregonian
The
8:20 a.m. blast at the Williams Northwest Pipeline plant in the
Washington town of Plymouth, along the Columbia River, also punctured
one of the facility’s two giant storage tanks for liquefied natural gas.
Benton
County Sheriff Steven Keane said some gas leaked from the tank to the
ground in a moat-like containment area and evaporated into the air,
blowing away to the northeast. But it was a relatively small amount,
he said.
“I think if one of those huge tanks had exploded, it might have been a different story,” Keane said.
One
of the four injured workers was transported to a Portland, Ore.,
hospital specializing in burns, he said. The other three were taken to
Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston, Ore., where spokesman Mark
Ettesvold said they were treated in the emergency room for injuries that
did not appear to be life-threatening.
With
one person missing and presumed dead in an explosion at a natural gas
well in a small Pennsylvania town, the company responsible is now under
fire after apparently apologizing to the local community by handing out
vouchers for free pizza.
It took five days for emergency crews to
safely extinguish a fire that was set by an explosion that shook the
small town of Bobtown, located in the far southwestern corner of the
state. The blast gave off a loud hissing noise that could be heard from
hundreds of yards away.
One resident told the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette that the explosion in a shale formation where Chevron Corp.
has spent time fracking “sounded like a jet engine going five feet above your house.” John Kuis, 57, of nearby Dilliner said his dog started growling unusually at 6:45 a.m. on February 11 “then the house just sort of shock and there was a big loud bang.”
At
least one employee who was working on the rig has not been found and is
widely thought to have been killed – either in the initial explosion or
during the five days the flames burned. Another worker was injured in
the event.
Chevron has denied any knowledge of what caused the
explosion. Company spokesman Ken Robertson told the local ABC affiliate
that workers were preparing to run tubing, which is done when wells are
being readied for production, and that “there is not enough fuel being
emitted to sustain combustion, and with the cooling of the crane, the
ignition source has been removed.”
The Philadelphia Daily News has
since discovered that residents of Bobtown – a census-designated
community of fewer than 1,000 people that revolves mostly around coal
mining – have started receiving coupons for one free pizza and a
two-liter of soda from the local Bobtown pizza.
“Chevron recognizes the effect this has had on the community,” the company said on its website. “We
value being a responsible member of this community and will continue to
strive to achieve incident-free operations. We are committed to taking
action to safeguard our neighbors, our employees, our contractors and
the environment.”
An
explosion of ammonia gas killed at least five workers at Ukrainian
chemical maker PAT Concern Stirol, the prosecutor general’s office said.
The leak occurred at 2 p.m. today during maintenance in Horlivka,
eastern Ukraine, where the plant is based, according to a statement
released on the the website of the regional prosecutors office, which
opened a criminal probe. Stirol belongs to Ukrainian billionaire Dmitry
Firtash.
Ukraine's
Emergency Situations Ministry says an ammonia leak at a chemical plant
has killed five people and sickened more than 20. The ministry said that
a pipe carrying liquid ammonia depressurized Tuesday at the Stirol
plant in the east of the country, causing the release of the chemical.
The ministry refused to provide further details. The plant said on its
website that the faulty pipe was soon fixed and there was no danger to
the population in nearby areas. Production of chemical fertilizers is a
key sector of the Ukrainian economy.
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Ukraine: 5 killed, 20 sickened in ammonia leak
August 06, 2013
KIEV,
Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's Emergency Situations Ministry says an ammonia
leak at a chemical plant has killed five people and sickened more than
20.
The ministry said that a pipe carrying liquid ammonia
depressurized Tuesday at the Stirol plant in the east of the country,
causing the release of the chemical. The ministry refused to provide
further details.
The plant said on its website that the faulty
pipe was soon fixed and there was no danger to the population in nearby
areas. Production of chemical fertilizers is a key sector of the
Ukrainian economy.
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The
blowout happened about 9:50 a.m. on Hercules Platform No. 265, which is
located about 40 miles south and 10 to 15 miles west of Grand Isle,
according to the Coast Guard.
Officials told WDSU that 44 people were evacuated on two life boats, and all are said to be OK.
An
environmental assessment has not yet taken place. Initial reports
indicated the platform was designed for oil exploration, but a Jefferson
Parish official describes it as a natural gas platform.
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