COMPLIANCE requirements for using and storing flammable liquids in the workplace are quite detailed and specific. Unfortunately, the requirements are spread over a number of agencies and multiple ...

In a new case study addressing the July 2007 explosion and fire at the Barton Solvents distribution facility in Valley Center, Kans., the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) determined that a static ...

A “flammable liquid” was splashed on several students during a fight at a high school in Charlotte Wednesday morning. The incident occurred just after 7 a.m. at Rocky River High School. According to ...

WASHINGTON, USA — The Washington State Fire Marshall’s Office is urging people to be aware during National Burn Awareness Week. The official dates are February 4-10. This year, the State Fire Marshall ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Flammable and combustible liquids are around us more than we think, and the WSP State Fire Marshal's Office wants to make sure you are safe around them. The fire marshal's office says ...

Flammable range is defined as the percent of vapor in air necessary for combustion to occur and is referred to as the explosive limit. It is expressed on a scale from 0 to 100%. Explosive limits ...

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BRS) has released its 2023 progress report on upgrading to the DOT-117 standard the portion of the North American rail tank car fleet that transports Class 3 ...

An arsonist remains on the loose in Washington state after being caught on video dousing a family’s porch in flammable liquid and setting it ablaze early Wednesday, authorities said. Firefighters ...

A woman was doused in a flammable liquid and set on fire by an unknown assailant on a tram in the eastern German city of Gera on Sunday, a police spokeswoman said on Sunday. The 46-year-old woman was ...

The alleged incident happened at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the 700 block of Main Street. City council member Lee Vogler, 38, ...