Chemical Incident Reporting – Week of 1-31-26

NOTE: See here for series background.

Forest Park, GA  – 1-15-26

Local News Report: Here, here, and here.

There was a fire at a chemical manufacturing facility due to an upset condition in a reaction vessel. There was a brief evacuation order for the facility and shelter-in-place for the surrounding neighborhood. No injuries reported, no discussion about damages.

Not CSB reportable.

Skaneateles, NY– 1-21-26

Local News Report: Here, here, here, and here.

There was a minor chlorine leak at a water treatment plant in a pipe. The facility was evacuated pending closure of the valve leading to the area of the leak. No injuries were reported.

Not CSB reportable.

Washington County, PA – 1-30-26

Local News Report: Here, here, here, and here.

There was an explosion at a metal treating facility during chemical unloading operations. Five people were sent to the hospital; all have been released. There have been no discussions of damages at the facility. The last article reported that “magnesium-chloride” was unloaded into a tank containing hydrogen peroxide.

Probably not CSB reportable.

Russellville, AR – 2-4-26

Local News Report: Here, here, here, and here.

There was a truck rollover incident involving a tanker carrying ‘ammonia hydroxide’. Photo here. There was no chemical leak from the truck, but local businesses were evacuated as a precaution. Interestingly, the local fire departments Facebook site reports that the incident involved ‘anhydrous ammonia’ not ammonium hydroxide.

Not CSB reportable, this was a transportation related accident.