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  • CEO arrested following fatal battery fire in South Korea

    30 August 2024

    The CEO of South Korean lithium battery manufacturer Aricell has been arrested in relation to the 24 June fire that killed 23 people at the company’s factory in Hwaseong. Park Soon-kwan was arrested after a court approved a warrant following allegations of industrial safety violations....

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  • Container ship carrying hazardous materials explodes at one of the world’s busiest ports

    13 August 2024

    A fire that broke out on a cargo ship docked at China’s Ningbo Port resulted in a significant explosion on 9 August. Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport said one of its ships carrying hazardous materials caught fire at the port, one of the world's busiest, causing the blast....

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  • Oil tanker explosion kills five, injures 15

    09 August 2024

    An explosion aboard an oil tanker off the Indonesian coast killed five crewmembers and injured 15 others on 7 August. The incident happened as the tanker was sailing near the island of Tepekong near the eastern coast of Bali, authorities said....

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  • Offshore gas boom in Southeast Asia, $100 billion forecast by 2028

    19 July 2024

    Offshore gas production in Southeast Asia is poised to unlock a $100 billion (£77bn) potential, driven by a flurry of planned final investment decisions (FIDs) expected to materialise by 2028, according to latest analysis from research and energy intelligence company Rystad Energy....

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  • Lithium battery factory blaze kills 22 workers

    24 June 2024

    A fire caused by exploding lithium batteries at a factory in South Korea killed 22 workers and injured eight others on 24 June. The incident happened at a facility owned by battery manufacturer Aricell in the city of Hwaseong, around 28 miles (45km) southwest of the capital Seoul....

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Four-legged, dog-like robot ‘sniffs’ hazardous gases in inaccessible environments 17 June 2024

Nightmare material or truly man’s best friend? A team of researchers equipped a dog-like quadruped robot with a mechanized arm that takes air samples from potentially treacherous situations, such as an abandoned building or fire....

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Chemical tank blaze kills one, injures five 13 May 2024

A chemical storage tank fire killed one person and injured five others in Thailand’s eastern Rayong province on 9 May. The Siam Cement Group facility and surrounding area were evacuated as firefighters rushed to contain the blaze from spreading....

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Japan’s ALPS treated water release progressing as planned, IAEA says 29 April 2024

The discharge of treated water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) is progressing in accordance with the Implementation Plan approved by Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), the Task Force set up by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed....

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Chemical plant explosion kills two in China 26 April 2024

Two people were killed and four others injured after a chemical plant in northwest China was hit by an explosion on 18 April. The incident happened at a facility operated by chemical manufacturer Ningxia Baofeng Energy....

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Explosion and ammonia leak injures 160 people in Thailand 23 April 2024

An explosion that resulted in an ammonia leak left 160 people with injuries on 18 April in Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand. The incident at an ice manufacturing factory caused a cloud of ammonia to spread beyond the site, affecting people within a one-kilometre radius....

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