Industrial Fire World

Brisbane, Australia: A fire involving methyl ketone at an auto parts plant burned a worker.

Anton Riecher — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:22:00 GMT

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Renville, MN: A worker at a sugar beet plant run over by a tractor died.

Anton Riecher — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:46:00 GMT

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Chhaltisgarh, India: A large container of ash fell at a cement plant, resulting in 5 deaths.

Anton Riecher — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:28:00 GMT

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Mexico City, Mexico: An explosion damaged 3 floors of a state owned oil company's HQ, killing 32 and injuring more than 100.

Anton Riecher — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:22:00 GMT

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Grimsby, UK: A fryer holding 200 liters of oil caught fire at a seafood plant.

Anton Riecher — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:19:00 GMT

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Gaziantep, Turkey: An explosion at a galvanization plant killed 8 and injured 15.

Anton Riecher — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:04:00 GMT

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Williamston, PA: A worker who fell into a stamping machine at a local plant died.

Anton Riecher — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:27:00 GMT

Toledo, OH: A fire was reported at an oil refinery.

Anton Riecher — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:14:00 GMT

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Burlington, WI: Fire destoyed an egg processing plant.

Anton Riecher — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:06:00 GMT

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Shuaiba, Kuwait: A brief fire shut down a heavy oil unit at a refinery.

Anton Riecher — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:06:00 GMT

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Clinton County, IA: Soy oil caught fire at a bio-energy plant.

Anton Riecher — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:00:00 GMT

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Tawau, Malaysia: Fire destroyed a furniture factory and 4 blocks of squatter homes.

Anton Riecher — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:42:00 GMT

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Adairsville, GA: A tornado destroyed a metal fabrication plant.

Anton Riecher — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:25:00 GMT

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Hackettstown, NJ: A broken pipe at a candy plant spilled 3,000 gallons of pre-process material, some reaching a nearby creek.

Anton Riecher — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:40:00 GMT

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Dongning, China: Carbon monoxide killed 12 coal miners, many of them trying to rescue those initially overcome.

Anton Riecher — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:37:00 GMT

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Poole, UK: Fire broke out in an exhaust fan at a boat building factory.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:23:00 GMT

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Ellicott City, MD: Sparks from equipment ignite mulch at a mulch plant.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:11:00 GMT

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Dubuque, IA: A slow leak of ethyl acetate resulted when a tanker overturned.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:44:00 GMT

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Kaufman County, TX: A tractor-trailer rig carry 7,500 gallons of fuel product overturned, with some product spilled.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:34:00 GMT

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Van, TX: An explosion injured a young couple who were smoking atop an oil facility storage tank.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:33:00 GMT

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Atyrau, Kazakstan: A depressurized hot pump sparked a fire at an oil refinery.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:31:00 GMT

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Kathleen, GA: A small fire broke out at a snack food factory.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:24:00 GMT

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Henderson, NC: A machine at a disposable diaper plant caught fire.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:21:00 GMT

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South Middleton, PA: A leak of molten material at a glass plant failed to ignite.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:21:00 GMT

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Branchburg, NJ: A 1-gallon hazmat spill at a specialty chemical plant severely burned a worker and injured 2 others.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:04:00 GMT

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Oregon, OH: A fire broke out at an oil refinery.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:33:00 GMT

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Tillsonburg, ON: A worker at a plant making foam for car seats died when the lid on a mould struck him in the head.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:11:00 GMT

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Hwaseong, S. Korea: A hydroflouric acid leak at a computer chip plant killed 1 and injured 4.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:06:00 GMT

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Fort Wayne, IN: A worker crushed his arm in a machine press at a steel plant.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:45:00 GMT

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Indore, India: A shoe factory was gutted by fire.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:09:00 GMT

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Stockton, CA: Fire broke out at a packing plant.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:03:00 GMT

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Huntersville, NC: Fire broke out in an HVAC building at a nuclear power plant.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:44:00 GMT

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White Hall, AR: Welding work was being done when fire broke out at a steel manufacturing plant.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:37:00 GMT

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Peace River, AB: Fire broke out in a tank battery at a heavy oil processing plant.

Anton Riecher — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:26:00 GMT

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Hidd, Bahrain: Fire ripped through a factory producing signboards.

Anton Riecher — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:48:00 GMT

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San Antonio, TX: A worker died when pulled into machinery at a seat belt stamping plant.

Anton Riecher — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:25:00 GMT

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Qingshui, China: Welding was being done when a storage tank exploded, killing 5.

Anton Riecher — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:55:00 GMT

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Tandil, Argentina: An explosion in a grain silo at an agricultural plant killed 1 and injured another.

Anton Riecher — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:49:00 GMT

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Blades, DE: A smoke evacuation system activated by flames at a fertilizer plant accidently spread the fire.

Anton Riecher — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:47:00 GMT

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Grayville, IL: An acetylene tank exploded at a drilling company, injuring 2.

Anton Riecher — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:45:00 GMT

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Dukki tehsil, Pakistan: 8 coal miners died in an explosion.

Anton Riecher — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:41:00 GMT

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Hamilton, ON: An explosion at a powder coating plant partially collapsed the building.

Anton Riecher — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:35:00 GMT

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Vicksburg, MS: A barge hauling 80,000 gallons of oil hit a railroad bridge, spilling light crude into the Mississippi.

Anton Riecher — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:18:00 GMT

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Yalova, Turkey: Burning acrylic fibers released toxic fumes during a chemical plant fire.

Anton Riecher — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:14:00 GMT

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Cupertino, CA: An equipment fire broke out at a cement plant.

Anton Riecher — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:27:00 GMT

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Djebahia, Algeria: 2 guards were killed in an attack by militants that blew up a pipeline.

Anton Riecher — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:23:00 GMT

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Shiddhirganj, Bangladesh: Fire destroyed an inventory of plant fiber stored in a warehouse.

Anton Riecher — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:17:00 GMT

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Dhaka, Bangladesh: 7 people died in a garment factory fire.

Anton Riecher — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:01:00 GMT

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Ashdod, Israel: 2 refinery workers died from exposure to hydrogen sulfide.

Anton Riecher — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:15:00 GMT

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Sallisaw, OK: Burning brakes ignited the outer layer of a pressurized CO2 tanker without releasing the contents.

Anton Riecher — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:31:00 GMT

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