New Year spate of multi-national chemical safety incidents

January 9 , occurred in Cologne, Germany , Shell 's production plant located in the city exploded and caught fire , the current explosion of unknown causes and casualties .

Local time on January 9 , in Mie Prefecture, Japan , Mitsubishi Materials Yokkaichi plant exploded. According to Mie Prefecture , police said , the current explosion has killed five people were killed and 10 wounded. Pictured police at the scene to investigate.Sellotape







The picture shows local residents are fighting to take drinking water from the water tank on board the local government.

West Virginia United States in some areas due to the evening local time on January 9 chemical spill contaminated the local water supply and emergency. It is estimated that the affected families are about 100,000 .

According to local media reports, a local chemical company for 4 Processing of coal - methyl cyclohexane methanol leak, resulting in West Virginia Water Company water contaminated. The company believes that this chemical is toxic , but the present situation is not fatal .Washi tape


The local government warned residents the water is currently only used to flush toilets or for firefighting purposes within the state Emergency Management agencies will provide clean water to the affected areas. There are local residents said some bottled water in the stores have been sold out.Masking tape


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