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During the isomerization of wax in a lube oil plant, the high pressure reactor ruptured, releasing its contents. The released gas ignited and a fire developed in the plant area where operators and…

On a highway, a truck loaded with 400 gas cylinders crashed at night for an undetermined cause against a concrete wall and overturned. It slipped 150 m, before several 200 litre cylinders of hydrogen…

At around 9:15 a.m., during a routine inspection, a flame was observed at the bottom flange of a reactor in a refinery. A few moments later, sensors near the leak detected a rise in temperature.The…

A diesel and gas leak (H2, H2S, CH4) occurred in a hydrodesulfurization unit (2,200 t/d). The leak location was on one of the boiler valves of the stabilization column. The released mixture (390 C /…

The leak ignited at the seal located between the bottom and the body of a heat exchanger of a desulfurization unit of a refinery. The fire is alimented by the leaking fuel under pressure for about…

The fire, 1 m high fire occurred in a pipe at the inlet of the hydrodesulfurisation unit of a refinery. The fire was caused by the leak of the pipe content, hydrogen and diesel fuel. According to the…

Collision of a hydrogen and fuel cells bus.The bus driver took the curve too narrow and hit the corner of the overhang of a shop. The bus was damaged at the upper right corner.

Collision of a hydrogen and fuel cells bus with private car. The driver of the private car parked nearby a hospital opened the driver door. Damage at the front, right side, body and windowpane.

A hydrogen and fuel cells bus was hit by a car. Damage on the right side

A hydrogen and fuel cells bus was hit by another bus at the bus stop, damaging the rear, left side.

A fire, fuelled by a mixture of gasoline and hydrogen, occurred on a heat exchanger located at 15 m height in a gasoline processing unit of a refinery. The operator triggered the emergency plan. Site…

In a petrochemical plant, a gas mixture at 270 bar made of 75% hydrogen (H2) and 25% methane (CH4) leaked through the bottom valve of a dryer of a resin production unit. After detection of the leak,…

An explosion occurred while inflating a balloon with hydrogen gas. The News reported the involvement of the hydrogen bottle.

Since the release could not be stopped by intervening at the leaking point, the fire brigade decided to vent the whole content of the pallet (246 m3) by gradually opening the valves and by keeping…

Hydrogen bus hit by a private car, which was driving out from a parking place. Bus damaged on the rear, right side.

Hydrogen bus hit by a car during the turn to the left; bus left side damaged.

hydrogen bus hit by a car. Damage on the bus right side.

Hydrogen bus hit by private car in the roundabout at the main station; damage on the right side

A hydrogen car caught fire at a hydrogen fuelling station. During refuelling of a H2-fueled car the owner heard an abnormal noise and opened the fuel filler door to investigate. A small fire then…

The accident occurred at a distillate dewaxing Unit (MDDW) of the refinery, during the operation of regeneration of the catalyst. To perform this operation, both temperature and pressure have to be…