Thread by @hyperflated

A running list of energy, logistics & fertilizer infrastructure fires, explosions, and production halts in 2026 (non-combat zones only).
21 kinetic incidents. 2 production halts. 15 causes still undetermined.

[1] Mar 1 — Esmeraldas Refinery, Ecuador ⚡ ❓ Fire in the SEVIA unit charging pumps at Ecuador's largest refinery (110k bbl/day). Operations fully suspended. Third fire at the site in 9 months. No injuries. Cause undisclosed.

[2] Feb 3 — Delfin LNG Pipeline, Louisiana ⚡ 50-yr-old, decommissioned 42" gas pipeline exploded during maintenance near Holly Beach. Released ~56M cu ft of gas. Fire burned for hours. 1 worker critically injured. PHMSA investigation opened.

[3] Mar 2 — Entergy Substation, Lake Charles, Louisiana ⚡ ❓ Explosion at electrical substation. ~4,500 customers lost power. Officials said the blast "came out of nowhere." No injuries. Cause undetermined.

[4] Mar 5 — Global Warehouse Solutions, Miami-Dade, Florida 📦 ❓ 5th-alarm fire at a warehouse ~2x the size of Costco. Roof collapsed. Air quality alert issued for 5-mile radius. Officials warned it could burn for days. No injuries. Cause unknown.

[5] Mar 5 — Petromax Refining, Channelview, Texas ⚡ ❓ Multiple storage tanks caught fire at east Harris County refinery ~8 PM. Hazmat crews called as precaution. Fire extinguished; all personnel accounted for. No injuries. Cause under investigation.

[6] Mar 9 — John Amos Power Plant, West Virginia ⚡ ❓ Explosions before dawn as a non-generating building burned to the ground. Secondary blasts from pressurized air cylinders. Generating units unaffected. No hazmat. No injuries. Cause undetermined.

[7] Mar 10 — Orange & Rockland Substation, Orangetown, NY ⚡ ❓ Substation fire knocked out power across southern Rockland County. 2nd significant O&R outage event in one week. Possible grid overload flagged by analysts. Cause undetermined.

[8] Mar 12 — LyondellBasell Bayport Choate Plant, Pasadena, Texas ⚡ ❓ Process upset released flammable product, ignited by flare pilot light. Two tanks caught fire overnight. Multi-agency response. Site produces propylene oxide & glycol. No injuries. Cause: process upset.

[9] Mar 17 — Olmeca (Dos Bocas) Refinery Perimeter, Mexico ⚡ ❓ Oily water overflow from cold front ignited when a vehicle drove through a puddle near the fence line. 5 killed (1 Pemex employee, 4 contractors). ~100 injured. FGR criminal investigation opened.

[10] Mar 23 — Valero Port Arthur Refinery, Texas ⚡ Process fluid release in Complex 2 ignited and cascaded through 6 major units incl. CDU, hydrotreaters, FCC, hydrocracker. 157,000+ lbs of chemicals released over 10+ days. Shelter-in-place issued. Diesel hydrotreater offline.

[11] Apr 3 — ONGC Mumbai High Offshore Platform, India ⚡ ❓ Fire on the SHP platform at India's largest offshore oilfield. 10 workers injured (minor, all stable). Operations suspended then normalized. Cause undetermined.

[12] Apr 7 — Bhilai Steel Plant Power Plant-2, Chhattisgarh, India ⚡ ❓ Explosion in 25MW turbine unit triggered massive fire at one of India's largest steel facilities (SAIL). 7 workers hospitalized with burns and gas exposure. Fire contained. Probe initiated.

[13] Apr 7 — Kimberly-Clark Distribution Center, Ontario, California 📦 ⚠️ ⚠️ CONFIRMED ARSON Employee filmed himself setting fire to 1.2M sq ft warehouse. Stated motive: wage grievance. Compared himself to Luigi Mangione. 6-alarm fire. Total loss. $600M damage.

[14] Apr 8 — Amazon Fulfillment Center, West Jefferson, Ohio 📦 Rooftop solar panels caught fire. Thousands evacuated. 10 fire engines + mutual aid. Limited structural damage; significant water damage from sprinklers.

[15] Apr 9 — Olmeca (Dos Bocas) Refinery, Mexico ⚡ ❓ Fire in coke storage warehouse. 150 PEMEX emergency specialists + Navy + Army responded. Confined to storage area; operations continued. 4th safety incident at Dos Bocas in 23 days. No injuries. Cause undisclosed.

[16] Apr 9 — Chemical Warehouse, Newark, New Jersey 📦 ❓ 3-alarm fire at chemical storage warehouse in Ironbound neighborhood. 100+ firefighters + NJDEP on scene. 7 ladder trucks raised simultaneously. Chemical contents undisclosed. No injuries. Cause unknown.

[17] Apr 10 — Lumber Warehouse, College Point, Queens, NY 📦 ❓ 5-alarm fire at 64,000 sq ft lumberyard warehouse. 300 firefighters, 90 units, 8 tower ladders. Interior operations abandoned; exterior suppression only. Burned through the night. Total loss. No injuries.

[18] Apr 11 — Abandoned Warehouse, East Bakersfield, California 📦 ❓ Fire at abandoned warehouse packed floor-to-ceiling with baled plastic. Steel frame buckled and collapsed from heat. Smoke visible across Bakersfield. No injuries. Cause unknown.

[19] Apr 14 — Vedanta Thermal Power Plant, Sakti, Chhattisgarh, India ⚡ ❓ Boiler explosion killed at least 19 workers. Dozens injured. Hot water pipe rupture blamed. One of the deadliest industrial energy accidents of 2026.

[20] Apr 15 — Amazon Warehouse, Compton, California 📦 🚨 🚨 SUSPECTED DELIBERATE Fire followed death of a worker and reports that a manager blocked coworkers from rendering aid. Reported as the 7th US warehouse fire in ~1 week. Investigation ongoing.

[21] Apr 15–16 — Viva Energy Geelong Refinery, Australia ⚡ Gas leak → chain of explosions → flames 60m (200ft) high. Equipment failure confirmed as cause. 1 of only 2 remaining Australian refineries. 120k bbl/day; 50%+ of Victoria's fuel. Petrol production disrupted.