Industrial Fire World

Pusan, S. Korea: Fire broke out at a cold storage facility under construction, killing 21 workers and injuring 16.

Thu, 29 Oct 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Lowell, MA: One of four injured workers was in critical condition after an explosion at an automobile parts plant. The blast occurred in an industrial oven where a new process was being tested.

Thu, 29 Oct 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Ibadan, Nigeria: At least 15 people died when a tanker truck crashed and burned. Spilled fuel touched off as many as 20 houses.

Wed, 28 Oct 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Santa Catalina, Mexico: A pipeline leak released nearly 20,000 gallons of gasoline, forcing the evacuation of nearly 10,000 people. Authorities said the spill was triggered by thieves trying to steal fuel.

Tue, 27 Oct 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Steelton, PA: A water department worker laying a sewer line died when a trench collapsed.

Tue, 27 Oct 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Milton Keynes, UK: A worker escaped with minor burns despite falling into a vat of sulphuric acid. Fellow workers immediately used water to hose him down.

Tue, 27 Oct 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Ferndale, MI: Four 55-gallon drums of xylene spilled in a truck accident, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes and businesses.

Tue, 27 Oct 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Delaware City, DE: A sudden loss of power produced large clouds of soot from the smoke stacks of an oil refinery.

Mon, 26 Oct 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Stone Bluff, OK: Workers battled a small blaze that broke out at the site of a chemical plant that was heavily damaged by fire last year. The fire was confined to a large steel container filled with hazardous material.

Mon, 26 Oct 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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St. Goar, Germany: A tanker navigating the Rhine River collided with another ship, spilling as much as 60 tons of oil into the water.

Sun, 25 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Bryceland, LA: Seven workers were killed in an explosion and fire at a natural gas well site. It took a full day before emergency personnel could reach five of the bodies.

Sat, 24 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Fredericktown, OH: A plant that made axles for riding lawn mowers was destroyed by fire. The plant employed 150 people.

Sat, 24 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Fort Wright, KY: Dicyclopentadiene, a chemical used in plastics manufacturing, was accidentally released into the atmosphere from a chemical plant. The release was brought under control within 10 minutes with no health problems reported.

Sat, 24 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Berlin, MD: Nine thousand gallons of gasoline and diesel spilled when a tanker truck overturned, closing a U.S. highway for most of the day.

Sat, 24 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Bristol, W.V.: A tanker truck carrying butyle acrylate collided with a logging truck and exploded in flames, killing both drivers. The fire closed an interstate highway for nearly three hours.

Fri, 23 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Mandan, N.D.: An oil refinerys plant brigade extinguished a small fire in a crude oil unit within 25 minutes.

Fri, 23 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Renton, WA: A temporary worker at a metal fabrication plant died when a stack of metal sheets weighing nearly a ton shifted and collapsed on him.

Fri, 23 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Gulfport, MS: A worker at a natural gas plant lost an arm in an explosion that occurred while he was testing a meter loop.

Fri, 23 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Phoeniz, AZ: Firefighters choose to let an intense fire at a propane plant in northwest Phoenix burn itself out. The fire forced the closure of an interstate highway for three hours.

Thu, 22 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Auckland, New Zealand: An electrical transformer exploded injuring four workers. One of the workers who suffered severe burns was listed in critical condition.

Thu, 22 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Oshawa, Ontario: A factory worker was hospitalized in critical condition after a piece of machinery snapped and struck her head.

Wed, 21 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Uwchlan, PA: A concrete truck operator was killed when the remote-control boom on the vehicle brushed a 34,000-volt power line.

Wed, 21 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Geelong, Australia: A $5 million project to replace a salt-water firewater system with fresh-water at an important oil refinery was announced. Company officials said the salt-water system was too corroded to be safe. Government authorities ordered the closure of the refinerys solvents operation the previous week.

Tue, 20 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Nairobi, Kenya: Six factories in a single industrial district burned in a fire that spread from a chemical plant.

Tue, 20 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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San Francisco, CA: A tanker trailer separated from an 18-wheeler, spilling a load of sodium sulfate and other chemicals. The accident closed a major route into the city during morning rush hour.

Tue, 20 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Clinton, PA: A warehouse at a chemical plant was destroyed by an explosion and fire. No injuries were reported.

Tue, 20 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Apawor, Nigeria: Nearly 700 people perished when a burst gasoline pipeline exploded. Nearly 2,000 people had gathered to scavenge fuel using pots and buckets. The fire following the blast burned for nearly a week. Vandalism and possibly terrorism is suspected.

Sun, 18 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Machuca, Columbia: At least 45 people died after political rebels sabotaged the countrys largest oil pipeline. Burning crude swept through two nearby villages.

Sun, 18 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Laurel, MT: A pipeline carrying diesel ruptured at an oil refinery leading to an explosion and fire. Only minor injuries were reported.

Sun, 18 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Igoumenitsa, Greece: Two seamen suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire in a petroleum storage tank at a coastal port. The explosion happened after a tanker finished unloading gasoline at the port.

Sat, 17 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Nong Chok, Thailand: Five people died in a fire that destroyed a fireworks warehouse.

Sat, 17 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Falls City, TX: Flooding is blamed for a 13,000 gallon crude oil spill at a storage tank farm. Much of the oil reached a nearby creek.

Sat, 17 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Trainer, PA: An explosion in a storage tank containing jet fuel rocked an oil refinery. Only minor injuries were reported.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Inola, OK: A 20-year-old man who climbed the fence to enter a locked electrical substation was found electrocuted. The man apparently climbed onto the transformer and came into contact with a high-tension line.

Fri, 16 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Lisbon, Portugal: Two men fishing near an oil refinery were overtaken by an explosion at the facility. One was killed and the other injured.

Wed, 14 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Union Grove, WI: A waste processing plant specializing in the removal of mercury had its third fire in 2¹/₂-months

Wed, 14 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Biloxi, MS: An overturned tanker spilled nearly 1,000 gallons of diesel. Two interstate ramps were closed for nearly six hours to allow cleanup.

Wed, 14 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Baltimore, MD: Five workers were injured in a chemical plant explosion, triggering a three-alarm fire. One injured worker fell 30 feet from a catwalk.

Tue, 13 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Tultepec, Mexico: An explosion at a fireworks plant killed at least 16 people and smashed a four block area. At least 60 more people are missing.

Tue, 13 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Midland, MI: Exposure to 2,4-dichlorophenol, a chemical used in herbicide, is being blamed for the sudden death of a chemical plant worker.

Mon, 12 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Halifax, Nova Scotia: More than 2,900 gallons of gasoline spilled from an overturned tanker truck, forcing the evacuation of 150 nearby residents.

Mon, 12 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Hagerstown, MD: Four workers were treated for breathing problems after an ammonia leak at an ice cream plant.

Mon, 12 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Golden, British Columbia: A propane tanker exploded on the Trans-Canada Highway, igniting nearby cars and tractor-trailer rigs. Two truckers in another rig were seriously burned when the escaping vapor ignited. Both later died in a Calgary hospital.

Mon, 12 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Carntown, KY: A chemist working in a building beneath a limestone storage silo died when the bottom of the silo gave way, burying him beneath nearly 600 tons of limestone gravel.

Mon, 12 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Bay St. Louis, MS: One worker required surgery after being struck in the head in an unwitnessed accident. A noise like an explosion was reported.

Mon, 12 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Rockford, IL: A tanker rig carrying 7,400 gallons of diesel fuel overturned. Some fuel leaked at the scene.

Mon, 12 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Mosel, Germany: A fire in an auto factory paint shop shut down production at the entire facility. Work was expected to resume the next day.

Mon, 12 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Peoria, IL: More than 300 residents near a plant using acid to remove rust from metal parts were evacuated when a spill released a cloud of nitric acid vapor.

Sun, 11 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Amite, LA: A tanker truck carrying an 8,000-gallon load overturned and caught fire. The driver was killed. Residents within a half-mile of the accident were evacuated.

Sun, 11 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Granite City, IL: A worker at a steel plant was killed in an accident involving a blast furnace. The worker was burned over nearly 90 percent of his body.

Sun, 11 Oct 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Industrial Fire World

Pusan, S. Korea: Fire broke out at a cold storage facility under construction, killing 21 workers and injuring 16.

Lowell, MA: One of four injured workers was in critical condition after an explosion at an automobile parts plant. The blast occurred in an industrial oven where a new process was being tested.

Ibadan, Nigeria: At least 15 people died when a tanker truck crashed and burned. Spilled fuel touched off as many as 20 houses.

Santa Catalina, Mexico: A pipeline leak released nearly 20,000 gallons of gasoline, forcing the evacuation of nearly 10,000 people. Authorities said the spill was triggered by thieves trying to steal fuel.

Steelton, PA: A water department worker laying a sewer line died when a trench collapsed.

Milton Keynes, UK: A worker escaped with minor burns despite falling into a vat of sulphuric acid. Fellow workers immediately used water to hose him down.

Ferndale, MI: Four 55-gallon drums of xylene spilled in a truck accident, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes and businesses.

Delaware City, DE: A sudden loss of power produced large clouds of soot from the smoke stacks of an oil refinery.

Stone Bluff, OK: Workers battled a small blaze that broke out at the site of a chemical plant that was heavily damaged by fire last year. The fire was confined to a large steel container filled with hazardous material.

St. Goar, Germany: A tanker navigating the Rhine River collided with another ship, spilling as much as 60 tons of oil into the water.

Bryceland, LA: Seven workers were killed in an explosion and fire at a natural gas well site. It took a full day before emergency personnel could reach five of the bodies.

Fredericktown, OH: A plant that made axles for riding lawn mowers was destroyed by fire. The plant employed 150 people.

Fort Wright, KY: Dicyclopentadiene, a chemical used in plastics manufacturing, was accidentally released into the atmosphere from a chemical plant. The release was brought under control within 10 minutes with no health problems reported.

Berlin, MD: Nine thousand gallons of gasoline and diesel spilled when a tanker truck overturned, closing a U.S. highway for most of the day.

Bristol, W.V.: A tanker truck carrying butyle acrylate collided with a logging truck and exploded in flames, killing both drivers. The fire closed an interstate highway for nearly three hours.

Mandan, N.D.: An oil refinerys plant brigade extinguished a small fire in a crude oil unit within 25 minutes.

Renton, WA: A temporary worker at a metal fabrication plant died when a stack of metal sheets weighing nearly a ton shifted and collapsed on him.

Gulfport, MS: A worker at a natural gas plant lost an arm in an explosion that occurred while he was testing a meter loop.

Phoeniz, AZ: Firefighters choose to let an intense fire at a propane plant in northwest Phoenix burn itself out. The fire forced the closure of an interstate highway for three hours.

Auckland, New Zealand: An electrical transformer exploded injuring four workers. One of the workers who suffered severe burns was listed in critical condition.

Oshawa, Ontario: A factory worker was hospitalized in critical condition after a piece of machinery snapped and struck her head.

Uwchlan, PA: A concrete truck operator was killed when the remote-control boom on the vehicle brushed a 34,000-volt power line.

Nairobi, Kenya: Six factories in a single industrial district burned in a fire that spread from a chemical plant.

San Francisco, CA: A tanker trailer separated from an 18-wheeler, spilling a load of sodium sulfate and other chemicals. The accident closed a major route into the city during morning rush hour.

Clinton, PA: A warehouse at a chemical plant was destroyed by an explosion and fire. No injuries were reported.

Apawor, Nigeria: Nearly 700 people perished when a burst gasoline pipeline exploded. Nearly 2,000 people had gathered to scavenge fuel using pots and buckets. The fire following the blast burned for nearly a week. Vandalism and possibly terrorism is suspected.

Machuca, Columbia: At least 45 people died after political rebels sabotaged the countrys largest oil pipeline. Burning crude swept through two nearby villages.

Laurel, MT: A pipeline carrying diesel ruptured at an oil refinery leading to an explosion and fire. Only minor injuries were reported.

Igoumenitsa, Greece: Two seamen suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire in a petroleum storage tank at a coastal port. The explosion happened after a tanker finished unloading gasoline at the port.

Nong Chok, Thailand: Five people died in a fire that destroyed a fireworks warehouse.

Falls City, TX: Flooding is blamed for a 13,000 gallon crude oil spill at a storage tank farm. Much of the oil reached a nearby creek.

Trainer, PA: An explosion in a storage tank containing jet fuel rocked an oil refinery. Only minor injuries were reported.

Inola, OK: A 20-year-old man who climbed the fence to enter a locked electrical substation was found electrocuted. The man apparently climbed onto the transformer and came into contact with a high-tension line.

Lisbon, Portugal: Two men fishing near an oil refinery were overtaken by an explosion at the facility. One was killed and the other injured.

Union Grove, WI: A waste processing plant specializing in the removal of mercury had its third fire in 21/2-months

Biloxi, MS: An overturned tanker spilled nearly 1,000 gallons of diesel. Two interstate ramps were closed for nearly six hours to allow cleanup.

Baltimore, MD: Five workers were injured in a chemical plant explosion, triggering a three-alarm fire. One injured worker fell 30 feet from a catwalk.

Tultepec, Mexico: An explosion at a fireworks plant killed at least 16 people and smashed a four block area. At least 60 more people are missing.

Midland, MI: Exposure to 2,4-dichlorophenol, a chemical used in herbicide, is being blamed for the sudden death of a chemical plant worker.

Halifax, Nova Scotia: More than 2,900 gallons of gasoline spilled from an overturned tanker truck, forcing the evacuation of 150 nearby residents.

Hagerstown, MD: Four workers were treated for breathing problems after an ammonia leak at an ice cream plant.

Golden, British Columbia: A propane tanker exploded on the Trans-Canada Highway, igniting nearby cars and tractor-trailer rigs. Two truckers in another rig were seriously burned when the escaping vapor ignited. Both later died in a Calgary hospital.

Carntown, KY: A chemist working in a building beneath a limestone storage silo died when the bottom of the silo gave way, burying him beneath nearly 600 tons of limestone gravel.

Bay St. Louis, MS: One worker required surgery after being struck in the head in an unwitnessed accident. A noise like an explosion was reported.

Rockford, IL: A tanker rig carrying 7,400 gallons of diesel fuel overturned. Some fuel leaked at the scene.

Mosel, Germany: A fire in an auto factory paint shop shut down production at the entire facility. Work was expected to resume the next day.

Peoria, IL: More than 300 residents near a plant using acid to remove rust from metal parts were evacuated when a spill released a cloud of nitric acid vapor.

Amite, LA: A tanker truck carrying an 8,000-gallon load overturned and caught fire. The driver was killed. Residents within a half-mile of the accident were evacuated.

Granite City, IL: A worker at a steel plant was killed in an accident involving a blast furnace. The worker was burned over nearly 90 percent of his body.

Union Grove, WI: A waste processing plant specializing in the removal of mercury had its third fire in 2¹/₂-months