Chemical Incident Reporting – Week of 7-22-23

NOTE: See here for series background.

Bakersfield, CA – 7-18-23

Local news reports – Here, here, here, and here.

Fire at hydrogen refueling station for fuel-cell powered buses. $1.1 million bus destroyed. No injuries, no deaths.

CSB reportable due to the damage costs.

Phoenix, AZ – 7-21-23

Local news reports – Here, here, here, and here.

Fire and explosions at retail propane facility. Facility destroyed, off-site damage. No injuries or deaths reported. Multiple explosions of smaller propane tanks.

May be a CSB reportable when damage costs are totaled.

Little Rock, AR – 7-22-23

Local news report - Here.

Toluene exposure in basement wall sealing incident, 1 dead one hospitalized.

CSB reportable.

Cincinnati, OH – 7-22-23

Local news reports – Here, and here.

Refrigeration coolant leak, no injuries

Not CSB reportable.

Chicago, IL – 7-27-23

Local news reports – Here, here, and here.

Refrigerant coolant leak, no injuries. Interesting comment about urban evacuations: “According to [Fire Commissioner] Nance-Holt, the decision was made to not evacuate the geographic area "based on the amount of people."”

Not CSB reportable.