Oil pipeline accidents
Pipelines can be an economical way to transport large quantities of crude oil over land, but inherent risks are involved in moving this combustible fluid under high pressure and long distances through a narrow tube. Leaks and ruptures in the pipeline can lead to massive explosions if the oil is ignited.
Articles: Oil pipeline accidents
Guadalajara gas explosion disaster (article)
On Wednesday, April 22, 1992, the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, experienced a series of massive explosions in the heart of the downtown Reforma district...
Jesse, Nigeria pipeline explosion (article)
On October 17, 1998, a high pressure surface pipeline carrying gasoline from the Warri Refinery in Southern Nigeria to Kaduna in North Nigeria ruptured and...