Industrial Fire World

Broadalbin, N.Y.: Fire destroyed a textile recycling plant.

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Meridan, ID: Slag from an arc welder ignited a fire at a chemical plant.

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Mount Sterling, KY: An equipment fire forced the evacuation of a metals plant.

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Port Everglades, FL: A pipe burst in a boiler at a power plant.

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Severstal, Russia: A worker died in an accident at a steel plant.

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Sheboygan, WI: A fire in a system to filter wood dust ignited toxic materials.

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Shenandoah, IO: A concrete plant covering several acres was destroyed by fire.

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Vosloorus, South Africa: Two truck trailers carrying ammonium nitrate began to smolder.

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Baraboo, WI: A machine that combines ground wood with resin caught fire at a plastics plant.

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Bellmawr, N.J.: Fire broke out at an engine fluid testing plant.

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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El Cajon, CA: A fire in a plating tank spread flames through a metal processing plant.

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Follansbee, OH: A worker pinned by machinery was rescued from atop a furnace at a steel coating plant.

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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General Santos, Philippines: A bomb planted in a fish processing plant exploded, killing four.

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Karlsruhe, Germany: A fire at a power plant led to a citywide blackout.

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Wolvega, Netherlands: Cleaning fluid caught fire during machine maintenance at a spray can factory.

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Zorritos, Peru: A Peruvian navy tanker carrying 1,300 barrels of crude oil sank after an explosion.

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Baraboo, WI: A machine for mixing plastic resin caught fire at a plastics plant.

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Berric, France: A compress fire broke out at a plant specializing in industrial proteins.

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Bridgeview, IL: A fire shut down a steel coating plant.

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Cathage, MO: A fallen power line ignited a grass fire near an explosives plant.

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Gilcrest, CO: A second tank fire in one week broke out at a water-separating facility.

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Middletown, OH: A pipe carrying compressed air ruptured at a steel plant.

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Rush Center, KS: Fire damaged a building at a fiberglass plant.

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Chicago, IL: A gasoline tanker took gunfire, leaking fire into the sewer system.

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Decatur, AL: Plant firefighters extinguished a fire at a plastics plant.

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Hamburg Twp., MI: Fire spread through one million pounds of plastic pellets at a plastics plant.

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Bradford, PA: A 20-inch water pipeline ruptured, forcing an oil refinery to shut down.

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Kingsport, VA: A story published in a local newspaper about a fire at a chemical plant turned out to be a training sample published by mistake.

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Louisville, KY: A large pile of car parts ignited at a metal recycling plant.

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Rogers, AR: An explosion rocked a metals plant.

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Aruba, Netherland Antilles: A fire broke out in the vacuum distillation unit of an oil refinery.

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Charlotte, N.C.: An oil-water separator at a hazmat handling company caught fire.

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Hautes-Pyrenees, France: An axle on a tanker truck carrying 8,600 gallons of hexane caught fire.

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Salt Lake City, UT: A chemical reaction resulted in an acidic release from the scrubber at a chemical plant.

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Thompsontown, PA: Fire leveled a plant making laminate boards.

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Wahpeton, N.D.: An explosion at a sugar beet plant injured two workers.

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Northwich, U.K.: A truck carrying oxygen and acetylene cylinders crashed.

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: One worker was killed when a tank exploded at a truck body building plant.

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Pocatello, ID: An equipment fire spread through barley chaff at a malting plant.

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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El Capitan, CA: About 100 gallons of liquid solvent spilled into the ocean from an oil refinery.

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Manilla, Philippines: A tanker explosion killed one.

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Mongstad, Norway: A fire at an oil refinery caused limited damage.

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Siemens Chowrang, Pakistan: A fire destroyed a paint factory.

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Fort Atkinson, WI: Fire damaged a sausage plant.

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Lubz, Germany: Two people were hospitalized after an ammonia leak at a plant manufacturing glass insulation.

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Dalton, TN: A minor nitric acid spill forced the evacuation of a plant specializing in industrial coatings and platings.

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Rapid City, S.D.: An explosion and fire occurred at a pipeline terminal.

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Kurnell, Australia: A small fire broke out in a process unit at an oil refinery.

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Shreveport, LA: A small fire broke out at an oil refinery.

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A fuel tanker exploded near an oil refinery.

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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