Industrial Fire World

London, UK: A large fire has sent smoke as 75 firefighters try to extinguish the blaze at a range of industrial units.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Caning Vale, UK: Officials issued a smoke warning after fire broke out at a powder coating factory.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Sacul, TX: 2 workers have been critically hurt in an apparent electrical explosion and fire at a biomass power plant.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Pascagoula, MS: A shipyard worker doing sandblasting died from blunt force trauma.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Aiken County, SC: An explosion and fire ripped through an abandoned finishing plant.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Bataguassu, Brazil: 4 people died and 16 others became ill from a toxic gas leak at a tannery.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Wheeling, IL: 13 workers at a plant making aluminum foil products fell ill from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Belvidere, PA: Crews tearing down a tower at a former chemical plant ruptured a pipe containing liquid vinyl acetate, prompting a 45-minute haz mat cleanup.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Gary, IN: A steel plant worker died when he was wedged between two rail cars.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Suffolk, VA: A worker at an industrial bakery lost a portion of a finger while cleaning equipment.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Kannigapuram, India: A fire broke out at a factory where plastic and rubber waste were stored in large quantity.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Scott Twp., PA: A small fire in a hopper at a plant making cosmetics and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals shut down production.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Le Havre, France: A machine room fire shut down a coal-fire electrical generating plant.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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DeWitt, IA: A possible gas leak at a glass factory required a major haz mat response.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Byron, IL: Several fire crews were called to the Byron Exelon nucledar power plant as a precaution after a power outage in one of its two towers.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Norton Shores, MI: A furnace explosion sprayed molten metal across a foundry.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Liuzhou, China: A spill of toxic cadmium in the Pearl River has been neutralized.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Riceboro, GA: Fire broke out in a kiln at a lumber mill.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Eddystone, PA: A fire at a chocolate processing plant left 1 person injured.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Kingfisher County, OK: Officials are investigating whether someone deliberately caused an explosion and fire at an oil storage tank.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Sudbury, ON: A mine worker died when hit by falling rock while planting explosives.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Bambanani, S. Africa: A worker died in a mine accident.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Stillwater, OK: A pump, motor and flammable liquids caught fire at a flooring plant.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Miami, OK: A former meat packing plant was destroyed by fire.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Murfreesboro, TN: A truck driver died when his vehicle dropped into gear and crushed him against parked trailers at an auto plant.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Nashville, TN: A 40,000-pound coil of steel being removed from a truck by a crane operator struck and killed the truck driver.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Edinburg, VA: A fire at a former textile plant is under investigation.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Skriahivka, Ukraine: 27 cars of a freight train transporting construction materials, food and mineral fertilizers derailed.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Smithfield, PA: A car slammed into a storage tank filled with flammable chemical used in wastewater treatment.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Altoona, NY: Firefighters were unequipped to deal with a power generating wind turbine that caught fire.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Cleveland, TN: A fire in a chemical vat forced the evacuation of a plant making flow control valves.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Danville, IL: 2 workers escaped injury when a fire quickly ignited in a metal pole-barn building where vehicles were being cut up for scrap.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Hyannis, MA: Welding work and a gas leak sparked an explosion at an automobile recycling business.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Lockport, NY: Flames spread through an inventory of used tires at a tire recycling plant.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Vancouver, BC: A press room fire delayed morning delivery of The Province, a local daily newspaper.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Black River Falls, WI: A faulty propane tank on a forklift caused carbon monoxide fumes that sent 13 rendering plant workers to the hospital.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Shah Alam, Malaysia: Fire damaged nearly 80 percent of a factory manufacturing air filters.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Aurora, KY: A cargo ship collided with and destroyed a steel bridge that carries 2,800 vehicles a day.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Sparrows Point, MD: A fire broke out in a waste dump at a steel mill, sending thick clouds of acrid red and black smoke into residential communities.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Millcreek Twp., PA: Firefighters dealt with a small fire at a partitions factory.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Três de Maio, Brazil: An explosion destroyed part of the tower of the milk powder factory company.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Challiwick, BC: A fire at an electrical substation cut power to 50,000 residents.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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North Bergen, NJ: A worker at a siding plant was found crushed to death between 2 machines.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Humber, UK: A dock worker died when a heap of coal fell on him in the hull of a ship.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Big Rapids, MI: Workers were evacuated from a footwear plant when fire broke out in the dust collection system.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Fujian Province, China: 3 workers were killed by poisonous gas as they were repairing a clogged chemical tank in a copper smelting plant.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Tema, Ghana: 11 workers were injured in an explosion at a steel plant.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Tultepec, Mexico: 1 person died and 8 were injured in an explosion at a licensed fireworks factory.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Darwin, Australia: A ship carrying damaged ethylene containers stayed at sea 2 extra days, then was ordered out of port when further leaks were detected.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Mboro, Senegal: A worker died from acid burns in a lab accident at a chemical plant.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

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Industrial Fire World

London, UK: A large fire has sent smoke as 75 firefighters try to extinguish the blaze at a range of industrial units.

Caning Vale, UK: Officials issued a smoke warning after fire broke out at a powder coating factory.

Sacul, TX: 2 workers have been critically hurt in an apparent electrical explosion and fire at a biomass power plant.

Pascagoula, MS: A shipyard worker doing sandblasting died from blunt force trauma.

Aiken County, SC: An explosion and fire ripped through an abandoned finishing plant.

Bataguassu, Brazil: 4 people died and 16 others became ill from a toxic gas leak at a tannery.

Wheeling, IL: 13 workers at a plant making aluminum foil products fell ill from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Belvidere, PA: Crews tearing down a tower at a former chemical plant ruptured a pipe containing liquid vinyl acetate, prompting a 45-minute haz mat cleanup.

Gary, IN: A steel plant worker died when he was wedged between two rail cars.

Suffolk, VA: A worker at an industrial bakery lost a portion of a finger while cleaning equipment.

Kannigapuram, India: A fire broke out at a factory where plastic and rubber waste were stored in large quantity.

Scott Twp., PA: A small fire in a hopper at a plant making cosmetics and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals shut down production.

Le Havre, France: A machine room fire shut down a coal-fire electrical generating plant.

DeWitt, IA: A possible gas leak at a glass factory required a major haz mat response.

Byron, IL: Several fire crews were called to the Byron Exelon nucledar power plant as a precaution after a power outage in one of its two towers.

Norton Shores, MI: A furnace explosion sprayed molten metal across a foundry.

Liuzhou, China: A spill of toxic cadmium in the Pearl River has been neutralized.

Riceboro, GA: Fire broke out in a kiln at a lumber mill.

Eddystone, PA: A fire at a chocolate processing plant left 1 person injured.

Kingfisher County, OK: Officials are investigating whether someone deliberately caused an explosion and fire at an oil storage tank.

Sudbury, ON: A mine worker died when hit by falling rock while planting explosives.

Bambanani, S. Africa: A worker died in a mine accident.

Stillwater, OK: A pump, motor and flammable liquids caught fire at a flooring plant.

Miami, OK: A former meat packing plant was destroyed by fire.

Murfreesboro, TN: A truck driver died when his vehicle dropped into gear and crushed him against parked trailers at an auto plant.

Nashville, TN: A 40,000-pound coil of steel being removed from a truck by a crane operator struck and killed the truck driver.

Edinburg, VA: A fire at a former textile plant is under investigation.

Skriahivka, Ukraine: 27 cars of a freight train transporting construction materials, food and mineral fertilizers derailed.

Smithfield, PA: A car slammed into a storage tank filled with flammable chemical used in wastewater treatment.

Altoona, NY: Firefighters were unequipped to deal with a power generating wind turbine that caught fire.

Cleveland, TN: A fire in a chemical vat forced the evacuation of a plant making flow control valves.

Danville, IL: 2 workers escaped injury when a fire quickly ignited in a metal pole-barn building where vehicles were being cut up for scrap.

Hyannis, MA: Welding work and a gas leak sparked an explosion at an automobile recycling busi­ness.

Lockport, NY: Flames spread through an inventory of used tires at a tire recycling plant.

Vancouver, BC: A press room fire delayed morning delivery of The Province, a local daily newspaper.

Black River Falls, WI: A faulty propane tank on a forklift caused carbon monoxide fumes that sent 13 rendering plant workers to the hospital.

Shah Alam, Malaysia: Fire damaged nearly 80 percent of a factory manufacturing air filters.

Aurora, KY: A cargo ship collided with and destroyed a steel bridge that carries 2,800 vehicles a day.

Sparrows Point, MD: A fire broke out in a waste dump at a steel mill, sending thick clouds of acrid red and black smoke into residential communities.

Millcreek Twp., PA: Firefighters dealt with a small fire at a partitions factory.

Três de Maio, Brazil: An explosion destroyed part of the tower of the milk powder factory company.

Challiwick, BC: A fire at an electrical substation cut power to 50,000 residents.

North Bergen, NJ: A worker at a siding plant was found crushed to death between 2 machines.

Humber, UK: A dock worker died when a heap of coal fell on him in the hull of a ship.

Big Rapids, MI: Workers were evacuated from a footwear plant when fire broke out in the dust collection system.

Fujian Province, China: 3 workers were killed by poisonous gas as they were repairing a clogged chemical tank in a copper smelting plant.

Tema, Ghana: 11 workers were injured in an explosion at a steel plant.

Tultepec, Mexico: 1 person died and 8 were injured in an explosion at a licensed fireworks factory.

Darwin, Australia: A ship carrying damaged ethylene containers stayed at sea 2 extra days, then was ordered out of port when further leaks were detected.

Mboro, Senegal: A worker died from acid burns in a lab accident at a chemical plant.

Hyannis, MA: Welding work and a gas leak sparked an explosion at an automobile recycling business.