Industrial Fire World

Morgarnton, NC: An explosion destroyed a portion of a chemical plant.

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Essen-Horst, Germany: Chlorine gas leaked form a loose screw connection at a water treatment plant.

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Lloydminster, Canada: Flames broke out in an oil refinery.

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Sandia National Labs, NM: There was a nitrogen trifloride leak form a cylinder form a loading dock.

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Kanpur, India: Drums containing acetone exploded and caused a massive fire to break out in a chemical plant.

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Jacksonville, FL: Forty people were exposed to radioactive krypton gas after and explosion at a plant that makes ignition systems for aircraft engines.

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Jessup, MD: A tank at an asphalt plant exploded and caught fire.

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Pakistan: A power plant was shut down for the third time in a month after the pipeline supplying gas to the plant was blown up.

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Tampa, FL: A major fire broke out in a plant that makes safety glass.

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Chicago, IL: One worker was killed in an explosion at an asphalt company.

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Osmusaare, Estonia: About 20 tons of oil spilled into the ocean.

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Loisville, KY: An explosion in a chemical plant caused minor damages to two floors of the plant.

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Ludington, MI: A pipe broke and released ammonia form an ice cream plant.

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Ceres, CA: A tanker drove off the highway and crashed into a residential backyard and spilled 5 gallons of formic acid.

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Pure, India: A huge fire caused major damage to a pint factory.

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Shenyang, China: A methanol truck caught fire after the driver was heating a frozen valve at a warehouse.

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Pittsburg, CA: A tiny fire broke out in an oil refinery.

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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El Paso, TX: Nine people were injured in an explosion and fire that destroyed a warehouse.

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Turkey: Two people were killed in an explosion at a warehouse.

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Bayonne, NJ: A fire destroyed a warehouse at a petroleum storage facility.

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Moscow, Russia: A fire broke out in a household chemical warehouse.

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Maradi, Niger: Several people were seriously burned after containers of petrol exploded.

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Elpaso, TX: After an accident at a refinery involving acid two people were taken to the hospital.

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Kuznets, Russia: An oil spill aboard a tanker has been contained.

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Buford, GA: Tanker truck carrying liquid latex overturned and caught fire.

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Philippines: Fire broke out in a chemical warehouse.

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Otaki, New Zealand: A plastics recycling factory burned to the ground after a fire broke out.

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Fultonbille, NY: A road was partially closed due to a butyl acrylate spill.

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Bendorf, Germany: About 200 liters of diesel fuel spilled into the sea from a storage tank.

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Digboi, India: Huge oil seepage occurred after an explosion damaged an oil refinery’s pipeline.

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Abington Township, PA: Chemical and rubber caught in a storage area of a paper mill.

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Renshou, China: Nine people were killed in an explosion at a petroleum plant.

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Guwahati, India: Several workers were seriously injured in an explosion in an oil refinery.

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Algiers, Algeria: A gas pipeline exploded and started a fire that sent dark smoke into the sky.

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Zhongxing Village, China: Several residents were evacuated when a truck carrying carrying 10.14 tons of liquid ammonia overturned ad spilled the ammonia.

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Toledo, OH: Fire broke out and caused small explosions to go off inside an air freshener factory.

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Kotarliya, India: One worker was killed when hot dust fell on the worker while several of them were cleaning a kiln at a sponge iron plant.

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Lincoln, AL: Residents were forced to evacuate when a train carrying sodium cyanide caught fire after it rear-ended another train.

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Brattleboro, VT: A sprinkler system caused an explosion at a waste management recycling center.

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Terre Haute, IN: There was a small chlorine leak in a rail car.

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Alberta, Canada: A small amount of molten sulpher spilled after the driver of the truck crashed and landed in a ditch.

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Philadelphia, PA: A highway was closed for most of the day after 55 gallons of xylene leaked form an overturned tanker.

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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China: Twelve people were killed when an LPG tank exploded.

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Imabari, Japan: Five workers were killed after a crude oil storage tank exploded in an oil refinery.

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Deer Park, TX: A refinery tank fell and killed one worker.

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Maui, HI: A small hydrochloric acid spill closed a two block stretch of highway.

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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New York, NY: A petroleum tanker truck crashed and exploded and forced a portion of an expressway to be closed.

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Kolin, Czech Republic: An unknown amount of cyanide was released into a river.

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Vadodara, India: Undetectable toxic fumes killed 2 workers while they were cleaning out the inside of a chemical tank.

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Chesterfield, VA: A transformer holding 1,600 gallons of mineral oil exploded at a power plant.

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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