Taiwan: Fire Breaks Out at CPC Dalin Refinery After Heavy Oil Leak in Kaohsiung 2

A fire broke out at CPC Corporation's Dalin Refinery in Kaohsiung on April 3, 2026, after heavy oil leaked from a tank in Zone F. Firefighters dispatched 10 vehicles and 22 personnel to the scene, where the valve was immediately shut off. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

Taiwan: Fire Breaks Out at CPC Dalin Refinery After Heavy Oil Leak in Kaohsiung 3

A fire broke out at CPC Corporation's Dalin Refinery in Kaohsiung on April 3, 2026, after heavy oil leaked from a tank in Zone F. Firefighters dispatched 10 vehicles and 22 personnel to the scene, where the valve was immediately shut off. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

Taiwan: Fire Breaks Out at CPC Dalin Refinery After Heavy Oil Leak in Kaohsiung

A fire broke out at CPC Corporation's Dalin Refinery in Kaohsiung on April 3, 2026, after heavy oil leaked from a tank in Zone F. Firefighters dispatched 10 vehicles and 22 personnel to the scene, where the valve was immediately shut off. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

An Emergency Drill in Lianyungang

An Emergency Drill in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Participants gather during a fire emergency drill for a hazardous chemical tank farm leak in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, October 11, 2024.

An Emergency Drill in Huzhou

An Emergency Drill in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Personnel cool down a burning storage tank during an emergency drill for handling a dangerous chemical leak fire in Deqing county, Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 4, 2024.

An Emergency Drill in Huzhou

An Emergency Drill in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Personnel cool down a burning storage tank during an emergency drill for handling a dangerous chemical leak fire in Deqing county, Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 4, 2024.

An Emergency Drill in Huzhou

An Emergency Drill in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Personnel cool down a burning storage tank during an emergency drill for handling a dangerous chemical leak fire in Deqing county, Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 4, 2024.

An Emergency Drill in Huzhou

An Emergency Drill in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Personnel cool down a burning storage tank during an emergency drill for handling a dangerous chemical leak fire in Deqing county, Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 4, 2024.

An Emergency Drill in Huzhou

An Emergency Drill in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Personnel cool down a burning storage tank during an emergency drill for handling a dangerous chemical leak fire in Deqing county, Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 4, 2024.

Fukushima Daiichi plant

Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 3, 2013, shows the tank where another leak of contaminated water has been found at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture.

Fukushima Daiichi plant

Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 3, 2013, shows the tank (front) where another leak of contaminated water has been found at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture.

Fukushima Daiichi plant

Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 3, 2013, shows the tank (R in left row) where another leak of contaminated water has been found at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture.

Fukushima Daiichi plant

Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 3, 2013, shows the tank (indicated by arrow) where another leak of contaminated water has been found at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture.

Fukushima Daiichi plant

Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 3, 2013, shows the tank (R in left row) where another leak of contaminated water has been found at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture.

Fukushima Daiichi plant

Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 3, 2013, shows the tank (indicated by arrow) where another leak of contaminated water has been found at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture.

Fukushima Daiichi plant

Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 3, 2013, shows the tank (indicated by arrow) where another leak of contaminated water has been found at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture.

Toxic water leak at Fukushima plant

Toxic water leak at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2013. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day that an estimated 300 tons of highly radioactive water had leaked from one of the water storage tanks at the plant, making it the worst incident of leakage from the containers. Workers can be seen on the tank.

Toxic water leak at Fukushima plant

Toxic water leak at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2013. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day that an estimated 300 tons of highly radioactive water had leaked from one of the water storage tanks at the plant, making it the worst incident of leakage from the containers. Workers can be seen on the tank.

Leak in Fukushima plant tank

Leak in Fukushima plant tank

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose holds a press conference at the J-Village outpost in Fukushima Prefecture on May 16, 2013. The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex said that around 20 liters of radioactive water escaped from the first of three underground water tanks found to have leaked at the plant, much smaller than the earlier estimate of 120 tons.

JAL's Dreamliner jet hit by trouble again

JAL's Dreamliner jet hit by trouble again

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows the left wing of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines Co. after the jet arrived at Narita airport from Boston on Jan. 9, 2013. The jet was forced to return to the terminal at Boston's Logan International Airport on Jan. 8 after a fuel leak was found just before takeoff, the second time in two days a brand-new Boeing 787 in JAL's fleet has been hit by trouble at the airport. JAL said the fuel leaked from the fuel tank in the left wing due to problems with its valve.

Chemical leak in U.S. California forces resident evacuation, freeway closure

STORY: Chemical leak in U.S. California forces resident evacuation, freeway closure DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site 2. various of the traffic STORYLINE: A serious chemical leak accident forced the evacuation of more than 100 homes in Perris, 122 kilometers east of Los Angeles downtown Friday morning and prompted the closure of the 215 Freeway in both directions. Local NBC 4 news channel reported that Cal Fire Riverside County received a call about the chemical leak around 7:40 p.m. Thursday local time, when someone discovered a large plume of smoke coming from a rail car along the railway running parallel to the freeway in the town with over 77,000 residents. Officials identified the leaking chemical as styrene, saying some kind of chemical reaction inside the tank occurred when the chemical used in latex, synthetic rubber and polystyrene resins was stored in an overheating situation. Typically, styrene sits