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Flash Fire

26 CSB investigations document flash fire incidents in the U.S. Chemical Safety Board database, spanning 1998–2024 across multiple industry sectors.

Each entry links to a full wiki page with chronological event sequence, root causes, contributing factors, failed safeguards, and official CSB recommendations.


Flash Fire Incidents (26)

Incident Date Industry Key Chemicals
Delaware City Refining Company 11/29/2015 Petroleum Refining Hydrocarbon Vapor, Flammable Gas, Sulfur Dioxide
TPC Port Neches Explosions and Fire 11/27/2019 Chemical Manufacturing Butane, Hydrocarbon Vapor, Flammable Gas
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery Chemical Release and Fire 11/22/2016 Petroleum Refining Butane, Flammable Gas
E. I. DuPont De Nemours Co. Fatal Hotwork Explosion 11/09/2010 Chemical Manufacturing Flammable Gas, Hydrocarbon Vapor
Barton Solvents Flammable Liquid Explosion and Fire 10/29/2007 Chemical Manufacturing Flammable Liquid, Hydrocarbon Vapor
US Ink Fire 10/09/2012 Chemical Manufacturing Combustible Dust, Flammable Liquid, Hydrocarbon Vapor
Formosa Plastics Propylene Explosion 10/06/2005 Chemical Manufacturing Propylene, Hydrocarbon Vapor, Flammable Gas
Xcel Energy Company Hydroelectric Tunnel Fire 10/02/2007 Utilities Flammable Liquid, Carbon Monoxide
BP - Husky Oregon Chemical Release and Fire 09/20/2022 Petroleum Refining Naphtha, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Gas
Sunoco Logistics Partners Flash Fire 08/12/2016 Transportation Crude Oil, Hydrocarbon Vapor, Nitrogen
Chevron Richmond Refinery Pipe Rupture and Fire 08/06/2012 Petroleum Refining Diesel, Flammable Liquid, Hydrocarbon Vapor
CITGO Refinery Hydrofluoric Acid Release and Fire 07/19/2009 Petroleum Refining Hydrogen Fluoride, Hydrocarbon Vapor, Flammable Gas
Praxair Flammable Gas Cylinder Fire 06/24/2005 Chemical Manufacturing Propylene, Propane, Acetylene
Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) Refinery Fire and Explosions 06/21/2019 Petroleum Refining Hydrogen Fluoride, Hydrocarbon Vapor, Butane
Partridge Raleigh Oilfield Explosion and Fire 06/05/2006 Oil And Gas Production Hydrocarbon Vapor, Crude Oil, Flammable Liquid
Kuraray Pasadena Release and Fire 05/19/2018 Chemical Manufacturing Ethylene, Methanol, Vinyl Acetate
Giant Industries Refinery Explosions and Fire 04/08/2004 Petroleum Refining Flammable Liquid, Hydrogen Fluoride, Hydrocarbon Vapor
KMCO LLC Fatal Fire and Explosion 04/02/2019 Chemical Manufacturing Flammable Gas, Hydrocarbon Vapor
Tosco Avon Refinery Petroleum Naphtha Fire 02/23/1999 Petroleum Refining Naphtha, Flammable Liquid, Hydrocarbon Vapor
Valero McKee Refinery Propane Fire 02/16/2007 Petroleum Refining Propane, Chlorine, Butane
Bethlehem Steel Corporation Gas Condensate Fire 02/02/2001 Metals Flammable Liquid, Flammable Gas, Natural Gas
Hoeganaes Corporation Fatal Flash Fires 01/31/2011 Metals Iron Dust, Hydrogen, Natural Gas
Wendland 1H Well Fatal Explosion 01/29/2020 Oil And Gas Production Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Flammable Gas
Watson Grinding Fatal Explosion and Fire 01/24/2020 Metals Propylene, Flammable Gas, Oxygen
BLSR Operating Ltd. Vapor Cloud Fire 01/13/2003 Oil And Gas Production Hydrocarbon Vapor, Crude Oil, Diesel
Silver Eagle Refinery Flash Fire and Explosion and Catastrophic Pipe Explosion 01/12/2009 Petroleum Refining Naphtha, Hydrogen, Methane

Fire · Chemical Release · Explosion · Vapor Cloud Explosion · Overpressure · Toxic Release


Data sourced from CSB.gov public investigation reports. This site is an independent project not affiliated with the U.S. CSB.