News Highlights
Huge fire burns at gas company in North Carolina
Lightning strikes apparently caused a major fire at a gas company in North Carolina.
Three natural gas explosions in two days, Texas
Three natural gas explosions were reported in the past two days in Texas, leaving three killed and several others wounded.
Methane gas explosion burns 7 in West Virginia
A crew drilling a natural gas well through an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia's northern panhandle hit a pocket of methane gas.
Coal mine blast kills 17 near Chenzhou, China
The miners died after mining explosives stored in the shaft blew up and released clouds of toxic gas at a township coal mine near Chenzhou.
U.S. to halt drilling on 33 deepwater exploration rigs
The pause for existing deep-sea exploratory rigs threatens to affect proven oil discoveries rather than untested areas.
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Company News
Integrated Voice Evacuation and Messaging System
The Integrated Voice System is designed for distributed intelligence and built-in survivability.
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response
BP provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico.
More SharpEye 40/40I Flame Detectors for Oil & Gas Project in the North Sea
More than 250 SharpEye 40/40I Flame Detectors were supplied to the SKARV Oil & Gas FPSO and field development project.
New Fire Testing Software for Composite Floor Slabs
The software calculates the ultimate load carrying capacity of composite floor slabs.
Patented New Tools for Firefighters
The ultimate knock-down, punch-out, vertically-ventilating firefighting tools are now available for fire departments worldwide.
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Product Arena
Air Duct Gas Detection System
The Duct SafEye Models have been designed and are widely used to monitor hydrocarbon gases and mixtures at hazardous levels at % of L.E.L (Lower Explosive Limit).
ASD Plus Gas Detection and Environmental Monitoring
VESDA ECO by Xtralis uses new or existing VESDA pipe networks to reliably detect smoke and up to nine hazardous/combustible gases.
Cartridge-Operated Fire Extinguishers
RED LINE cartridge-operated extinguishers are the premium firefighting units preferred by safety directors in high fire-risk industries.
Compatible Two–wire Conventional Fire Alarm Control and Indicating Panels
The Alarmsense system enables all devices in a given zone to be wired to the same pair of cables thus greatly reducing the cabling and installation requirements.
Escape Belt and Rappelling System
The Sperian Warrior is a state-of-the-art NFPA-compliant SCBA that offers a unique combination of simplicity, comfort, convenience and mobility.
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Technology News
New Inks Could Mean Cheaper Display Screens
DuPont has developed a printing process to bring down the cost of high-performance displays.
Reinventing the Gasoline Engine
Precise combustion control cuts fuel consumption by more than 30 percent.
Surveillance Software Knows What a Camera Sees
Software offers a running commentary to ease video searching and analysis.
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