---
title: "Two killed in major chemical fire"
description: "CBRNe World provides those tasked with defending against CBRN and IED threats with the essential practical, scientific and political information. Access the current and previous issues of the magazine by registering as a member."
url: "https://cbrneworld.com/threats-news/asia/two-killed-in-major-chemical-fire"
date: "2026-07-30T21:12:16+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

#  Two killed in major chemical fire

 Written on 23 June 2026.

Two workers were killed and two others were injured in a fire at a company that manufactures plastic pyrolysis oil, a synthetic fuel. According to reports, the fire started when a tank exploded during the process of recycling plastic waste into oil. Although there is no mention of chemicals in the news reports, plastic pyrolysis is a chemical process that involves chemically breaking down plastics into other molecules.

## Schema

```json
{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Threats & News", "item": "https://cbrneworld.com/threats-news" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Asia Pacific", "item": "https://cbrneworld.com/threats-news/asia" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Two killed in major chemical fire", "item": "https://cbrneworld.com/threats-news/asia/two-killed-in-major-chemical-fire" } ] }
```