Industrial Fire World

Brest, France: An explosion rocked an industrial waste ground.

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Sitapura, India: An explosion spread fire through an oil depot.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Poole, UK: Canisters of acid washed up on a beach in Dorset.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Elmo, IL: Welding was in progress when a storage tank containing natural gas condensate exploded.

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Mt. Vernon, IN: A storage tank at a phenol plant exploded.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Indianapolis, IN: An accidental release identified as 2-Vinylpyridine reported at a chemical facility resulted in a shelter-in-place order.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Harbor Beach, MI: A leak in a 10,000-gallon anhydrous ammonia tank at a chemical plant was brought under control within 15 minutes.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Freeport, TX: Toluene diisocyanate leaking from a pipeline forced 60 familes to evacuate their homes.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Chocques, France: Fire damaged a chemical plant.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Chardon, OH: Material used to manufacture rubber caught fire at a chemical plant.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Big Spring, TX: A small explosion in a boiler injured three oil refinery workers.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Pascagoula, MS: Tons of molten sulfur leaked from a pipeline at a petroleum refinery.

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Freeport, TX: Toluene diisocyanate leaked from a pipeline at a chemical plant, forcing an area evacuation.

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Amanzimtoti, S. Africa: A 6,000 gallon oil tank exploded at a chemical plant, injuring four workers.

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Merida, Mexico: An explosion killed a refinery worker and injured two others.

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Institute, WV: About 12 pounds of hydrogen cyanide leaked from a distillation column at a chemical plant.

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Dresden, Germany: Fire and explosions swept a special lubricants plant.

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Bawana, India: Two workers at a tar factory died when a third worker threw acid on them.

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Atwater, NM: Fire broke out in a flare pipe used to burn fumes removed from tanker trucks at an ethanol facility.

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Sioux City, IA (AP) - A worker was taken to a hospital after being exposed to ammonia at a Sioux City meatpacking company.

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Billings, MT: A power outage trigger flaring at an oil refinery.

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Bayamon, Puerto Rico: A massive fire and explosion sent huge flames and smoke plumes into the air at oil facility near San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Wismar, Germany: Fire broke out in a wood pellet factory.

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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La Teja, Uruguay: Fire broke out in a vacuum distillation unit at an oil refinery.

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Turinskaya, Russia: A storage tank containing 16 tons of fuel exploded, killing three children.

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Salt Lake City, UT: A power outage at an oil refinery triggered a crude oil leak that ignited in a massive fire.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Kaufungen, Germany: Two employees at a bio-diesel plant were burned in a fire.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Cangrejera, Mexico: An explosion rocked a polyethylene plant at a chemical refinery.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK: An emergency room was shut down for 30 minutes after a patient exposed to phosphine arrived.

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Gansu, China: Flames spread through a warehouse at a sponge factory.

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Edmonton, AB: Process problems at an oil refinery resulted in black smoke and flaring.

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Crookston, MN: Fire broke out in a grain dryer at an agricultural products facility.

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Antwerp, Belgium: Fire broke out in the hydrodesulfurization unit being restarted at an oil refinery.

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Columbus, WI: A printing plant worker who died in an explosion was using a hand-held grinder when vapors ignited in a room used to clean parts.

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Port-la-Nouvelle, France: A silo containing animal meal caught fire at a cement plant.

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Antalya, Turkey: An explosion during welding operations at an asphalt plant killed three workers.

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Lytton, Australia: A fire at a chemical plant forced the evacuation of surrounding businesses.

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Folcroft, DE: A two-alarm fire broke out at a chemical plant.

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Digha, India: An explosion at an ice plant injured five workers.

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Lower Hutt, New Zealand: Fire broke out at a refinery.

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Pine Island, MN: An explosion inside a duct rocked a grain silo.

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Evionnaz, Switzerland: Three workers suffered burns during repairs at a chemical plant.

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Addington, New Zealand: Sparks from an electrical cable ignited several gas cylinders at a substation, causing a power outage.

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Yakima, WA: Leaking coolant at a hops warehouse was mistaken for a fire.

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Savannah, GA: A reactor explosion rocked a biodiesel plant.

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Offenbach, Germany: Liquid hydrogen cyanide escaped during boiler repairs at a waste incineration plant.

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Arthur, TX: Fire broke out at a refinery during restart operations.

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Kaohsiung, Taiwan: An explosion in a boat factory injured eight workers.

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Maroeuil, France: An explosion in a paint factory left a worker severely burned.

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Fort McMurray. AB: A refinery unit caught fire.

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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