Texas city loses water, 44 dead, but thousands of Harvey survivors rescued
Some 779,000 Texans have been told to leave their homes and another 980,000 fled voluntarily amid dangers of new flooding.
Fri Sep 01 2017
Blasts at chemical plant spark new worry in storm-soaked Texas
Explosions at a chemical plant near Houston posed a fresh worry for storm-battered Texas while rescuers searched block by block for survivors of Hurricane Harvey and the death toll rose to 36 people.
Thu Aug 31 2017
Two killed by ammonia leak at Petronas chemical plant
The leak happened at a Petronas Chemicals plant in Sipitang, Sabah around 9.30am.
Tue Aug 16 2016
More than 130 in hospital after China chemical plant leak
More than 130 people were taken to hospital after chemicals leaked from a plant in eastern China, the country's latest accident involving dangerous materials.
Tue Jun 28 2016
China rocked by second deadly chemical plant blast in two weeks
The fire last night in Huantai was put out after about five hours and authorities said no contamination has been detected.
Sun Aug 23 2015
30,000 evacuated in China chemical plant fire
Almost 30,000 people living near a Chinese chemical plant where a huge fire blazed for a total of nearly 50 hours were evacuated.
Thu Apr 09 2015
China chemical plant explodes
Six people have been hospitalized and hundreds of firefighters deployed to battle a blaze sparked by an explosion at the Goure PX Plant that
Wed Apr 08 2015
Letupan kilang kimia di Zhangzhou, China
Six people have been hospitalized and hundreds of firefighters deployed to battle a blaze sparked by an explosion at the Goure PX Plant that
Wed Apr 08 2015
Explosion at China chemical plant injures 14
Fourteen people were injured in an explosion at a controversial chemical plant in the eastern Chinese city of Zhangzhou.
Tue Apr 07 2015
Australian fires turn deadly as heatwave scorches
One person died and officials warned that more lives could be lost as major bushfires raged across southeastern Australia.
Fri Jan 17 2014