Industrial Fire World

Linz, Austria: A worker was injured in a flash fire at an ammonia plant.

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Monroe, MI: A tank leaked sulfuric acid into a containment area at a power plant.

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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North Sea, U.K.: Non-essential staff was evacuated from an oil platform after an oil spill.

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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San Antonio, TX: An ammonia leak was reported at a candy factory.

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Yongjing County, China: A worker died and 41 were injured in a chemical factory explosion.

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Bissendorf, Germany: Four responders and a worker were injured in an explosion at an aluminium plant.

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Clifton, AZ: More than 160,000 gallons of sulfuric acid solution that spilled from a mine was confined to a nearby creek.

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Destrehan, LA: An explosion ripped through a grain silo at an agricultural products plant.

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Johnstown, OH: A flash fire injured a worker at a tire patch plant.

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Loughborough, U.K.: Fire destroyed a factory specializing in inflatable bounce castles while damaging a neighboring plant.

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Shreveport, LA: Fire followed an explosion in a storage tank at an oil refinery.

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Wausau, WI: A fire started in the dust collection system at a chemical plant.

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Wellington, New Zealand: Hydrogen peroxide and peroxyacetic acid mixed inside a shipping container at a rail yard, forcing an area evacuation.

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Brierley Hill, U.K.: Overheated acetylene cylinders at a heat treatment plant exploded.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Chengcheng County, China: More than 20 people died in a colliery gas explosion.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Crossville, IL: 2 workers died and 4 were injured when natural gas leaking from an oil well ignited.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Dagestan, Russia: 7.5 tons of crude oil leaked from the Baku-Novorossiysk oil pipeline.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Dortmund, Germany: Nitrogen and helium leaked from a tanker truck on the Autobahn.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Kampung Puah, Malaysia: A car engine factory was destroyed by fire.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Plymouth, MA: Fire broke out in a safety equipment cabinet at a nuclear power plant.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Porvoo, Finland: A small fire broke out at a refinery.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Scrubs Land, U.K.: More than 20 tons of materials were damaged in a fire at a recycling center.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Weifang City, China: At least 26 people were injured when a sodium hypochlorite tank exploded at a chemical plant.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Azadpur, India: Fire broke out in a paint factory.

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Caddo Parish, LA: A worker was injured when a valve failed at a gas transmission station connecting two interstate pipelines.

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Calcutta, India: Fire broke out at a 15,000 square foot rubber footware factory.

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Dormagen, Germany: A worker mistakenly mixed phosphoric acid with epoxy resin in a 264-gallon reactor, producing a vapor cloud.

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Lasnamae, Estonia: An explosion rocked a plant specializing in sealant and insulating foam.

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Melbourne, Australia: Fire destroyed a speed boat factory.

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Tallinn, Estonia: An explosion rocked a sealant and insulating form plant.

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Umkomaas, S. Africa: An industrial plant was partially shut down after a sulfur dioxide leak.

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Berwick, PA: Detectors activated when equipment leaked nitrogen into a pump room occupied by personnel.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Blackpool, U.K.: Arson is suspected in a fire at a biscuit factory.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Cordova, IL: A gas explosion damaged an outbuilding near a nuclear power plant.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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East Worthing, U.K.: Fire broke out in machinery at an engineering company.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Fall River, MA: Material built up in smokestack scrubbers ignited at a textile plant.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Frankfort, DE: Fire erupted in a grain storage tank at a processing plant.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Lakeview, FL: An ammonia leak made a citrus plant worker sick.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Nasirabad, Pakistan: 3 workers and 4 responders where injured in a fire at a rubber factory.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Orange County, CA: Fire broke out inside a container of polypropylene at an auto parts plant.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Pepper Creek, New Brunswick: More than 700 gallons of acid spilled at a custom machine plant.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Pratteln, Switzerland: A worker at a biopower plant fainted inside a 16-foot-tall vessel due to lack of oxygen.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Visalia, CA: An explosion at an 8-story milk evaporation tower blew out a wall at a powdered-milk plant.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Ninove, Belgium: Fire spread through four ovens at an industrial bakery.

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Shipley, U.K.: An arson fire spread through a single story factory.

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Wandilo, Australia: Fire ignited at a compost factory.

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Kremmling, CO: Sprinkers isolated a fire at a wood pellet plant.

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Smethwick, U.K.: Fire spread to the roof of a furniture factory.

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Kazan, Russia: 4 people were killed in an explosion at a gunpowder factory.

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Greensburg, IN: A small fire broke out in the break room at a faucet manufacturing plant.

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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