Table 2.
Date | Country/Location | Inj. | Fatal. | Evac. | Context | Cost | Type | Source |
10/07/2000 | Nigeria Adeje Twn | 250 | Oil Pipeline | I | [60] | |||
25/06/2000 | Kuwait Mina Al-Ahmadi | 50 | 5 | Oil Refinery | 634 | I | [60] | |
13/05/2000 | Netherlands Enschede | 950 | 18 | Explsvs Storg | D | [60] | ||
17/10/1998 | Nigeria Niger Delta | 1078 | Oil Pipeline | 58 | I | [61] | ||
15/09/1997 | India Visakhapatnam | 100 | 60 | 60,000 | LPG Tanks | 24 | I | [60] |
21/11/1996 | Perto Rico San Juan | 100 | 33 | Gas Pipeline | 13 | I | [61] | |
26/07/1996 | Mexico Cactus | 30 | 6 | LPG Plant | 217 | I | [60] | |
28/04/1995 | S. Korea Taegu | 100 | 101 | 10,000 | LPG Pipeline | D | [60] | |
07/12/1994 | S. Korea Seoul | 50 | 7 | 10,000 | LNG Leak | D | [60] | |
26/11/1993 | China Shuangpai | 61 | Explsvs Plant | I | [60] | |||
02/11/1994 | Egypt Donca | 410 | Oil Refinery | I | [60] | |||
25/05/1993 | Venezuela Lake Maracaibo | 11 | Propane Plant | 178 | I | [60] | ||
28/09/1993 | Venezuela Las Tejerias | 36 | Gas Pipeline | I | [60] | |||
01/11/1993 | Vietnam Nam Khe | 50 | 47 | Petrol Pipeline | I | [60] | ||
06/08/1993 | China Shenzhen | 170 | 12 | Warehouse Fire->Gas Plant | I | [60] | ||
04/08/1993 | Colombia Remeios | 430 | Oil Spillage | I | [60] | |||
05/08/1993 | China Zhengzhou | 30 | 27 | Chemicals Fire | I | [60] | ||
11/01/1993 | China Baohe | 70 | Gas Storg. | I | [55] | |||
07/01/1993 | S. Korea Chongju | 50 | 27 | LPG Fire | D | [60] | ||
16/10/1992 | Japan Sodegaura | 10 | 10 | Oil Refinery | 287 | D | [60] | |
01/09/1992 | Greece Elefsina | 20 | 20 | LPG Pipeline | D | [60] | ||
08/08/1992 | Turkey Corlu | 60 | 32 | Methane Explsn | I | [60] | ||
09/05/1992 | Canada Plymouth Nova Scotia | 26 | Coal Mine/Gas | 4 | D | [61] | ||
29/04/1992 | India New Delhi | 20 | 43 | Chemicals Fire | I | [60] | ||
22/04/1992 | Mexico Guadalajara | 1460 | 206 | Petrol Pipeline | 122 | I | [60] | |
24/03/1992 | Senegal Dakar | 300 | 40 | Ammonia Tank | I | [60] | ||
24/09/1991 | Thailand Bangkok | 63 | LPG Transport | I | [60] | |||
01/09/1991 | China Shaxi | 350 | 30 | Pesticide Fire | I | [60] | ||
01/05/1991 | USA Sterlington | 120 | 8 | 500 | Fertiliser Plant | D | [60] | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |||
Period B | 2001–2010 | Nr | Inj. (2) | Fat. (1) | Evacuated | Ratio (2):(1) | Cost | |
(a) | Total | 29 | 4020 | 3167 | 80,500 | 1.3 | 1537 | |
(b) | Avg. per accident | 138.6 | 109.2 | 53 | ||||
(c) | Developed Countries | 8 | 1300 | 217 | 20,500 | 6.0 | 291 | |
(d) | Avg. per accident | 162.5 | 27.1 | 36 | ||||
(e) | Industrialising Countries | 21 | 2720 | 2918 | 60,000 | 0.9 | 1246 | |
(f) | Avg. per accident | 129.5 | 139.0 | 59 |