Industrial Fire World

Baton Rouge, LA: Firefighters fought a fire in a historic sugar mill.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Bedfordshire, U.K.: Arson is suspected in a 10-hour fire that destroyed a bicycle factory.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Breckenridge, MN: Firefighters battled a smoldering fire in a 200,000 bushel bin of sunflower seeds at a food processing plant.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Bury, U.K.: A CO2 system suppressed the flames when a machine at a factory caught fire.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Greer, S.C.: An explosion followed by fire shook a plant specializing in ceramic racks for restaurant microwaves.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Jasper, Alberta: A sub-contractor working on a pipeline project had his leg amputated above the knee after falling in front of a side-boom dozer.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Kilkenny, Ireland: Flames spread through a shop at an animal feed plant.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Lafayette, IN: Sprinklers activated to contain a hopper fire at a steel plant.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Laurel, MS: Employees trained to fight fire helped extinguish flames spreading through a plant specializing in doors and trim.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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London, U.K.: Fire broke out on the ground floor of a naphtha tower, temporarily shutting down much of a 172,000 barrels a day refinery.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Nottinghamshire, U.K.: Responders battled a wood pulp factory fire for nearly 3 hours.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Reading, PA: A valve on a chlorine railcar at a chemical plant shut automatically when sensors detected a leak.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Shelby, N.C.: Flames engulfed a Christmas decorations factory, with several explosions blamed on paint thinner.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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South Bend, IN: More than 20,000 books were water damaged by sprinklers during a warehouse fire at a book factory.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Takapuna, New Zealand: A furniture factory fire threatened nearby power lines.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Bellingham, WA: A worker at a boat manufacturing plant was severely burned when acetone ignited.

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Centralia, IL: Smoldering cocoa at a food processing plant forced a temporary shutdown.

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Des Moines, IA: Explosions and fire at a chemical plant closed an interstate highway for an hour and a half.

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Hamilton, New Zealand: A fuel tanker burned after a collision with another vehicle.

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Huntsville, AL: A transformer fire forced the evacuation of a power plant.

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Kansas City, KS: A small fire was reported at a chemical plant.

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Qasim, Pakistan: Fire originating in raw material in storage damaged half a plastic packaging plant.

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Bridgwater, U.K.:A small fire was reported at a fabric factory.

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Clara City, MN: Vapor leaking from a derailed tank car containing hydrochloric acid forced area evacuations.

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Hanover, PA: Leaking natural gas ignited at an iron casting foundry.

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Sharjah, U.A.E: Fire destroyed an oil depot, then spread into nearby glass and paper factories. 4 people were killed.

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Suthakulam, India: 1 worker was killed and 7 others injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory.

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Sydney, Australia: Firefighters worked to protect toxic chemicals during a factory fire.

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Tampa, FL: A worker at a plant specializing in construction materials died when hit by a board being ejected from a machine.

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Gummadala, India: A 4-story unit at a pesticide plant was destroyed by fire.

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Little Falls, MN: An explosion blew the roof off a wood fuel silo at an ethanol plant.

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Louisville, KY: Fire erupted in a paint building at an auto plant.

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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North Charleston, N.C.: Fire broke out in the electrical control room at a paper products plant.

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Ajman, UAE: Fire spread through a fuel warehouse at a metal and gypsum factory.

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Niagra Falls, N.Y.: Fire ignited in a pile of shredded rubber outside a plant specializing in resins and molding compounds.

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Lurgan, U.K.: Flames destroyed a mobile canteen at a textile plant.

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Deer Park, TX: Fire broke out at a refinery in a feed line to a gasoline producing catalytic cracking unit hydrotreater. The unit was shut down for several days.

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Arlington, TX: Fire spread through waste materials stored outside a plastics plant specializing in automotive parts.

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Charles City, IA: 5 workers were treated for smoke inhalation and a 6th for burns resulting from a fire at a pharmaceutical plant.

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Utica, WI: Firefighters were able to extinguish a fire in stored grain at an ethanol plant in less than an hour.

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Oakfield, N.Y.: Fire spread through bundles of paper stored outside a gypsum plant.

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Houston, TX: Production rates were cut at a 283,000 barrels-a-day refinery after a brief fire in a crude distillation unit.

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Fowlerville, MI: 2 workers were injured in a flash fire at a plastics factory.

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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El Dique, Argentina: A gas release at a refinery forced area evacuations.

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Chirk, U.K.: A fire in a cocoa silo at a chocolate factory spread through the ductwork.

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Al Ain, UAE: A worker was killed in a fall at a cement plant.

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Skikda, Algeria: A worker died in a refinery fire.

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Tampa, FL: A worker was temporarily pinned beneath a back hoe at a metal recycling plant.

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Reading, PA: A fire at a factory specializing in adhesives and coating was brought under control before it reached combustable materials in storage.

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Neenah, WI: 2 workers were injured when fire broke out in a dryer handling system at a plant that converts sludge into steam for use in the paper industry.

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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