Industrial Fire World

Soni No Chawl,India Anhydrous ammonia leaked from a pipe in an ice factory.There were no injuries.

Sun, 30 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Perryville,TN A boat sank in the Tennessee River spilling almost 400 gallonsof diesel fuel.

Sat, 29 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Kukatpally,India An explosion at a detonator factory killed at leasteight people and seriously injured three others. Officials suspect a shortcircuit caused the blast.

Tue, 25 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Surat,India Three workers were killed by a toxic gas while cleaninga reactor in a drug manufacturing company.

Tue, 25 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Kukatpally,India At least eight people were killed and three seriouslyinjured in an explosion at a detonator factory.

Tue, 25 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Midland,TX Crude oil tanks exploded on a lease near Midland due toan electrical spark. A field superintendent said that about 640 barrelsof oil, three stock tanks, three water tanks and some equipment were destroyed.

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Surat,India Two workers were killed and four other sustainedserious burns in an explosion at an ethanol plant. A spokesman said theexplosion was due to a leak in the ethanol pipeline.

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Ahmedabad,India Two persons were killed in a fire that broke outinside a chemical factory.

Sat, 22 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Alberta,Canada A man working inside a natural gas station escaped unhurtwhen it exploded and destroyed the building. The cause of the blast isunder investigation.

Sat, 22 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Meraux, LA A refinery experienced a small fire in a new hydrocracker unit.

Sat, 22 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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SkullValley, AZ A man was killed in a fuel tank explosion.

Fri, 21 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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RichardsBay, Africa Workers were evacuated from an industrial complexwhen smoke from a fire at the citys landfill engulfed the area.

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Kitwe,Zambia One person died and several others were injuredafter an acid tank at a leach plant exploded.

Mon, 17 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Veracruz,Mexico Eight workers were injured, two seriously when theywere cleaning a pressure valve and a spark ignited an explosion.

Sat, 15 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Taman Bersatu,Malaysia Three children, two of whom are sons of a firefighter,were injured in an explosion at a factory after one of the three threwa firecracker that hit three unlabelled barrels containing what is believedto have been kerosene.

Sat, 15 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Great Falls,MT Fire broke out in a large wastewater tank and spread toa nearby slop oil tank

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Old Bridge,NJ A sulfuric acid spill that reportedly injured a worker ata chemical plant was contained by hazmat handlers. The spill may havestarted with a leak from a discharge hose on a railroad car.

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Sydney, AustraliaAbout 60 firefighters took two hours to contain a fire that destroyeda tire retreading factory. The crew stopped the fire from spreading toan adjacent engineering company.

Wed, 12 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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BrownstownTwp, MI an explosion occurred whole two employees inside afacility were working with aluminum paste. Crews believed the blast wascaused by hydrogen that had built up in the plant.

Wed, 12 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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CangzhouCity, China Three workers died and three others were injuredin a explosion in an evaporator at an oil refinery.

Wed, 12 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Edinburg,TX Two men died and another was seriously injured afterbeing overcome by hydrogen sulfide and methane fumes.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Buford, GA Two workers were seriously injured in an explosion in a water pipethey were installing. Fire officials believe the explosion was causedby a spark from welding equipment igniting a natural gas build-up.

Mon, 10 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Henderson,IN A fire started in a smoke stack at a milling plant.

Mon, 10 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Clyde, Australia A propylene leak occurred at a plant leading to major flaring atthe refinery.

Sun, 09 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Stenungsund,Sweden Production was halted at a pvc plant following an explosionthat destroyed a steam generating boiler. No injuries were reported.

Sat, 08 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Greenville, SC A fire at a textile facility caused the pollutionof the Reedy River with a runoff of soaps and dyes.

Fri, 07 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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Decatur,IL One worker was seriously injured after an influx ofoxygen sparked an explosion in one of the plants grain dryers. Theworker suffered second- and third-degree burns over 40 percent of hisbody.

Fri, 07 Nov 2003 06:00:00 GMT

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