Industrial Fire World

Reno, NV: Workers were evacuated when a freight truck spilled hydrochloric acid.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Bourgas, Bulgaria: Sulpher dioxide leaked from a refinery.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Spaichingen, Germany: A fire at a printing plant released toxic fumes.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Wuhai, China: A calcium carbide furnace at a chemical plant leaked water, injuring 12 workers

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Costessey, UK: A recycling plant was closed after an unknown chemical within the waste stream caused breathing problems.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Katy, TX: A natural gas well leaked for 2 hours before firefighters could cap it.

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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New Mexico: A truck overturned and spilled 125 gallons of diesel fuel.

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Townsend, WA: An engineering officer was transferring fuel from one tank to another when 200 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into a nearby bay.

Sat, 29 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Elk, Poland: Two people were killed in an ammonia explosion at a meat plant.

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Balasore, India: A fire at a tire plant caused extensive property damage.

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Columbus, OH: A hazardous materials crew was called to the scene of an anhydrous ammonia leak.

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Chennai, India: One person was killed in a huge explosion at a fireworks plant.

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Beijing, China: Nine people were killed from a gas leak at a power plant.

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Kanpur, India: A gas explosion killed 13 people and destroyed the building.

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Victorville, CA: Firefighters extinguished a fire at a fuelling station and prevented several tanks of compressed natural gas from heating up and exploding.

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Quebec, Canada: A plant was evacuated due to an anhydrous ammonia leak.

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Chicago, IL: A tanker truck overturned and spilled 4,000 gallons of a highly flammable chemical mixture on a highway off-ramp.

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Minooka, IL: An overheated boiler pipe caused a fire at a concrete plant.

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Dong’an Village, China: Six people were killed in an explosion at a firecracker factory.

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Kallo, Belgium: A tank holding 10.5 million gallons of crude oil began leaking.

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Benicia, CA: A fire happened at a petroleum refinery.

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Waco, TX: Fire broke out in a plant that makes bonded fire products.

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Niagara Falls, NY: A huge industrial fire broke out at a plate plant.

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: There was a leak at a petroleum refinery.

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Irkutsk, Russia: One person was killed in an explosion at a petrochemical plant.

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Prot Klang, Malaysia: Two workers were killed when a boiler filled with oil exploded in a glove factory.

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Fort Worth, TX: The driver of a tanker truck was killed after his truck overturned on the highway and spilled refrigerated nitrogen.

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Regina, Canada: Acetic acid began leaking from a tanker truck when it rolled over on its side.

Sun, 23 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Woburn, MA: Hazmat teams were called to a chemical spill in a semiconductor plant.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Lawndale, TX: A fire broke out in an oil refinery

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Baytown, TX: A heat exchanger failed and caused 1,500 pounds of liquid MCB (chlorobenzene) to leak.

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Hino, Japan: An explosion and fire seriously injured 3 workers at an aluminum factory.

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Nuagada, India: Two people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks plant.

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Pointe-Norie, Congo: A major fire was traced to a leak in a refinery distillation column.

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Larado, TX: A hazmat team was called to clean up a spill of sodium hydroxide spill on the highway.

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Philadilphia, PA: A natural gas pipeline was ruptured by a downed power line.

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Torrance, CA: A sulpher dioxide leak occurred at an oil refinery.

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Hazing, Austria: Flames broke out in a paint factory.

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Geismar, LA: Fire broke out in a chemical plant.

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Alma, PA: One worker was killed in an explosion and fire at an oil drilling company.

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Wickliffe, OH: A chemical plant was evacuated when 2 different types of acid were mixed and caused a chemical reaction.

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Chicago, IL: Flames broke out in a candle factory.

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Port of Tampa, FL: A ruptured tank spilled 4,500 tons of molten sulpher.

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Los Angeles, CA: The driver of a gasoline truck was killed when the truck crashed and exploded.

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Bangladesh: Three people were killed when and oil tanker exploded at a ship breaking yard.

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Doral, FL: A fire broke out at a county recycling plant.

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Sheridan, OR: A 3 alarm fire started after workers removed utility poles that had been marinating in a chemical preservative bath at a wood preserving plant.

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Houston, TX: A fire from an explosion at an oil refinery sent one worker to the hospital with minor burns.

Sun, 16 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Nigeria: Three people were seriously injured when an oil tanker truck exploded in front of a news agency office.

Sun, 16 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Cleveland, OH: A steel plant spilled 500 gallons of oil into a nearby river due to a faulty pump.

Sun, 16 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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