An open pool of methanol will burn but not explode. For an explosion to occur, methanol has to be burned and the ensuing vapors kept contained under high pressure. In essence, this safety debate ...

(AP) - Two men who were apparently trying to take an unusual thrill ride were seriously injured in an explosion at a shop ... men put about four gallons of methanol in a 55-gallon barrel in ...

It is not yet known what caused the explosion. According to Glycerin Traders’ website, the company’s Defiance plant specializes in distilling methanol by purchasing wet methanol from biodiesel ...

Methanol was pumped from the barge Friday. When enough was transferred out, crews safely pulled the barge off the structure, according to a news release from Louisville Metro Emergency Services.

The independent federal agency that investigates industrial chemical accidents has released a new safety video on a fatal ...

You can get in touch with Aleks by emailing [email protected]. A barge carrying 1,400 tons of methanol, a toxic substance, is among those to have crashed on the Ohio River near ...

JOHANNESBURG — The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a bar in the South African city of East London last month. Methanol was found ...

The explosion, on October 12, 2022, happened during an experiment using methanol. Four students and a teacher were treated for injuries. One student was so badly injured, they were hospitalized in ...