Philippines: Ash Fall Across Sorsogon After Bulusan Volcano Eruption 2

Following the phreatic eruption of Mt. Bulusan (Bulusan Volcano) on Monday, April 28, ash fall was reported in some areas of Sorsogon. The PHIVOLCS has raised the alert level to 1.

Philippines: Alert Level Raised, Ash Fall Reported After Bulusan Volcano Eruption

Ash fall was reported in some areas in Sorsogon, Philippines, after the phreatic eruption of Mt. Bulusan (Bulusan Volcano) on Monday, April 28 The PHIVOLCS has raised the alert level to 1.

Costa Rica: Póas Volcano Eruptions Prompt Orange Alert

On Tuesday, April 8, during eruptions of Poas volcano in northern Costa Rica, plumes of ash reached a height of 1,500 meters. An orange alert was issued for surrounding areas due to gas and ashfall.

3 dead in possible gas poisoning near Japan hot spring resort

3 dead in possible gas poisoning near Japan hot spring resort

Police officers are seen after descending on Feb. 18, 2025, from an area with a high concentration of toxic gas where the manager and two employees of a hotel in the Takayu Onsen hot spring resort in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, were found dead.

3 dead in possible gas poisoning near Japan hot spring resort

3 dead in possible gas poisoning near Japan hot spring resort

Police officers descend on Feb. 18, 2025, from an area with a high concentration of toxic gas where the manager and two employees of a hotel in the Takayu Onsen hot spring resort in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, were found dead.

Philippines: Kanlaon Volcano Raises Alert Level After Two Consecutive Ash Eruptions 2

After Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island spewed ash twice on Monday, December 2, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised its alert level to 2, stating it was monitoring a "possible major eruption."

Recap: Iceland Volcano Erupts For 7th Time In Year

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Wednesday night, November 20, marking its seventh eruption since last December. The eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula, sending molten lava flowing toward the Blue Lagoon spa, a major tourist attraction.

Iceland: Volcano On Reykjanes Peninsula Erupts For 7th Time Since Last December 5

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Wednesday night, November 20, marking its seventh eruption since last December. The eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula, sending molten lava flowing toward the Blue Lagoon spa, a major tourist attraction.

Iceland: Volcano On Reykjanes Peninsula Erupts For 7th Time Since Last December 4

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Wednesday night, November 20, marking its seventh eruption since last December. The eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula, sending molten lava flowing toward the Blue Lagoon spa, a major tourist attraction.

Iceland: Volcano On Reykjanes Peninsula Erupts For 7th Time Since Last December 2

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Wednesday night, November 20, marking its seventh eruption since last December. The eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula, sending molten lava flowing toward the Blue Lagoon spa, a major tourist attraction.

Iceland: Volcano On Reykjanes Peninsula Erupts For 7th Time Since Last December 3

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Wednesday night, November 20, marking its seventh eruption since last December. The eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula, sending molten lava flowing toward the Blue Lagoon spa, a major tourist attraction.

Iceland: Volcano On Reykjanes Peninsula Erupts For 7th Time Since Last December

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Wednesday night, November 20, marking its seventh eruption since last December. The eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula, sending molten lava flowing toward the Blue Lagoon spa, a major tourist attraction. This video captures the eruption as seen from an easyJet flight traveling from Luton, UK, to Reykjavík on Thursday.

Indonesia: Mount Marapi Erupts, Widespread Ashfall Reported

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted at 5:44 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6, producing ashfall over large areas, including Bukittinggi and surrounding regions.

Indonesia: August 27 – Mount Lewotobi Volcanic Eruption

This video shows a volcano eruption of Mount Lewotobi in East Flores, Indonesia, on August 27, which has been going on since December 23, 2023.

Iceland: State Of Emergency Declared Due To New Volcanic Eruption

A new volcano erupted on Thursday, August 22, outside the town of Grindavík in southwestern Iceland, prompting a state of emergency to be declared. Roads were closed, and several areas, including the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, were forced to evacuate due to plumes of toxic gas.

12 killed, 8 injured in coal mine explosion in SW Pakistan

STORY: 12 killed, 8 injured in coal mine explosion in SW Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the coal mine after the explosion STORYLINE: Twelve laborers were killed and eight others injured after an explosion in a coal mine in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, officials said on Wednesday. The explosion struck on Tuesday night as toxic gas accumulated inside the cave in Harnai district of the province, Abdul Ghani Baloch, chief inspector of mines of Balochistan, told Xinhua. He said that 12 laborers were working inside the mine when the blast happened and eight more laborers entered the mine trying to rescue their trapped coworkers. "Unfortunately, further collapsing of the coal mine trapped them as well," he added. The rescue teams have completed the operation and recovered 12 bodies and eight injured from the mine, he added. The injured people have been shifted to a nearb

Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment

STORY: Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the derailed freight train cars (courtesy of NTSB) STORYLINE: Concern is growing over the handling of toxic chemicals by U.S. authorities after a freight train derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. About 50 Norfolk Southern freight train cars derailed on the night of Feb. 3 in East Palestine, a town of 4,800 residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, due to a mechanical problem on an axle of one of the vehicles. There were a total of 20 hazardous material cars in the train, 10 of which derailed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a U.S. government agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. Five of derailed hazmat cars, the NTSB said, were carrying vinyl chloride, a colorless gas that burns easily and is produced indust

30 years on and 1984 gas tragedy continues to rile India's Bhopal

30 years on and 1984 gas tragedy continues to rile India's Bhopal

BHOPAL, India - Sanjay Yadav (L), 41, stands next to his two teenage sons who both suffer from physical deformities and mental underdevelopment in Bhopal, central India, on Nov. 17, 2014. Yadav said he, his wife and their children are suffering from the aftereffects of a 1984 incident in which a Union Carbide Corp. pesticide plant leaked deadly methyl-isocynate gas and other chemicals that turned into a dense toxic cloud hovering over the region, killing thousands of people and leaving tens of thousands more suffering from aftereffects of chemical poisoning.

30 years on and 1984 gas tragedy continues to rile India's Bhopal

30 years on and 1984 gas tragedy continues to rile India's Bhopal

BHOPAL, India - Photo taken Nov. 18, 2014, shows the remains of a Union Carbide Corp. pesticide plant in Bhopal, central India, which leaked deadly methyl-isocynate gas and other chemicals that turned into a dense toxic cloud hovering over the region on the night of Dec. 2-3, 1984, killing thousands of people and leaving tens of thousands more suffering from aftereffects of chemical poisoning.

U.S.-S. Korea joint drill

U.S.-S. Korea joint drill

YEONCHEON, South Korea - South Korean soldiers take part in a U.S. and South Korean joint toxic gas drill in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, northern South Korea, on May 16, 2013.

Antiterrorism drill

Antiterrorism drill

GIFU, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., Gifu prefectural police and other entities jointly conduct an antiterrorism drill at JR Gifuhashima bullet train station in Gifu Prefecture on May 28, 2012. The drill at the station on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line connecting Tokyo and Osaka simulated an attack on the station using a plastic bottle containing liquid that could generate toxic gas.

Chinese sue Japan gov't over toxic gas containers

Chinese sue Japan gov't over toxic gas containers

TOKYO, Japan - An 13-year-old Chinese girl (R), one of 48 Chinese who filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government seeking 1.43 billion yen in compensation, attends a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 25. The Chinese plaintiffs were poisoned in 2003 by toxic gas leaking from containers abandoned by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

5 die in sewage dredging work, gas poisoning suspected

5 die in sewage dredging work, gas poisoning suspected

NAGOYA, Japan - Policemen investigate a manhole leading to a swage drain in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, on March 11, where five workers died apparently from gas poisoning while dredging it. A high concentration of hydrogen sulfide, a toxic substance, was detected in the drain.

Subway attack

Subway attack

People are waiting for rescue service, who collapsed and injured in the subway station with toxic gas. 10 people were killed and over 3000 peaple were reportedly fell ill because of toxic gas at more than 15 subway stations during the morning rush hour in Tokyo on 20 Mar, 1995.

Subway attack

Subway attack

TOKYO, Japan - Fire fighters are going down to the subway station with gas protection suits to investgate the toxic gas accident on 20 Mar. 1995.

Subway attack

Subway attack

Rescue workers are taking care of a man who collapsed in the subway station with unidentified toxic gas. At least 5 people were killed and nearlly 500 people were reportedly fell ill because of toxic gas at more than 15 subway stations during the morning rush hour in Tokyo.

7 laborers killed in NW Pakistan's coalmine explosion

STORY: 7 laborers killed in NW Pakistan's coalmine explosion DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:48 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of coal mine STORYLINE: Seven laborers were killed and four others injured in a coal mine explosion in the Orakzai district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, police said. The incident happened due to the accumulation of toxic gas in the mine when about 13 laborers were working inside, the Divisional Police Officer of Orakazi Nazeer Khan said. He said three people were still stranded inside the mine and rescue work was underway to recover them. The injured laborers were shifted to a nearby hospital, and they are in critical condition, local media reports said. Pakistan has more than 184 billion tonnes of coal, and it produces 4 million tonnes of coal annually. However, the mines often see frequent accidents for their unsafe working conditions and primitive extraction methods. According to the Pakistan Central Mines

12 killed, 251 injured in toxic gas leak at Jordan's port

STORY: 12 killed, 251 injured in toxic gas leak at Jordan's port DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:45 LOCATION: AQABA, Jordan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a video from a nearby CCTV camera, which shows the accident 2. various of injuries being treated at a local hospital in Aqaba of Jordan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOAWIA ALSQOOR, Worker at the Aqaba port 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SHADI MARRYAT, Administrator at the Islamic hospital in Aqaba STORYLINE: Twelve people were killed and 251 others injured on Monday in a chemical gas leak from a container at Jordan's Aqaba port, Jordan state TV reported. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOAWIA ALSQOOR, Worker at the Aqaba port "I heard a loud explosion, so I got out from the crane towards the ship, and I saw the yellow material. I didn't know that it is toxic. I thought that the ship exploded later on. When I knew it's a toxic material, I ran away. Then I started to suffocate. And they took me to the ambulance and got to the hospital." Jordan opened a l

5 die in sewage dredging work, gas poisoning suspected

5 die in sewage dredging work, gas poisoning suspected

NAGOYA, Japan - Policemen investigate a manhole leading to a swage drain in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, on March 11, where five workers died apparently from gas poisoning while dredging it. A high concentration of hydrogen sulfide, a toxic substance, was detected in the drain.

Chinese gas mask

Chinese gas mask

A Chinese man wearing a gas mask during the Sino-Japanese War. Toxic gas was used frequently by Japanese forces during the war. Date: 1940

Chinese sue Japan gov't over toxic gas containers

Chinese sue Japan gov't over toxic gas containers

TOKYO, Japan - An 13-year-old Chinese girl (R), one of 48 Chinese who filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government seeking 1.43 billion yen in compensation, attends a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 25. The Chinese plaintiffs were poisoned in 2003 by toxic gas leaking from containers abandoned by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. (Kyodo)

Antiterrorism drill

Antiterrorism drill

GIFU, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., Gifu prefectural police and other entities jointly conduct an antiterrorism drill at JR Gifuhashima bullet train station in Gifu Prefecture on May 28, 2012. The drill at the station on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line connecting Tokyo and Osaka simulated an attack on the station using a plastic bottle containing liquid that could generate toxic gas. (Kyodo)

30 years on and 1984 gas tragedy continues to rile India's Bhopal

30 years on and 1984 gas tragedy continues to rile India's Bhopal

BHOPAL, India - Photo taken Nov. 18, 2014, shows the remains of a Union Carbide Corp. pesticide plant in Bhopal, central India, which leaked deadly methyl-isocynate gas and other chemicals that turned into a dense toxic cloud hovering over the region on the night of Dec. 2-3, 1984, killing thousands of people and leaving tens of thousands more suffering from aftereffects of chemical poisoning. (Kyodo)

Attack on civilians in Syria

Attack on civilians in Syria

Photo taken on April 16, 2018, shows a cylinder on the roof of an apartment building in Douma, a suburb of Damascus. One resident said toxic gas came out of it in a fatal incident nine days earlier in which chemical weapons were suspected to have been used against citizens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo