Industrial Fire World

Waterville, MA: A fire at a paper plate factory damaged equipment used to dry the molded plates.

Thu, 31 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Highland, Utah: Crude oil was spilled in a collision between a car and a tanker truck. The driver of the car was killed.

Thu, 31 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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New York, N.Y.: A printing plant serving an Arabic-language newspaper was damaged when a car parked beside the building was set ablaze.

Thu, 31 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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San Francisco, CA: A utility worker was arrested after bomb-making materials and instruction manuals were found at a company warehouse.

Thu, 31 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Daphne, AL: A collision between a passenger car and a tanker truck resulted in a spill of hundreds of gallons of milk.

Thu, 31 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Magna, UT: A worker at a smelter was severely burned in an accident involving the dumping of hot slag. Two vehicles caught fire in the resulting blaze.

Thu, 31 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Westfield, MA: Heavy damage was reported from a fire at a candle company.

Wed, 30 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Bucksport, ME: A fire in the ductwork at a paper mill required a partial evacuation of the facility.

Wed, 30 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Des Moines, IA: Authorities evacuated a large area of the city when two 2,800-gallon propane tankers caught fire and threatened to ignite nearby storage tanks.

Wed, 30 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Crawford, MS: A train derailment involving tanks cars of sodium chlorate and refrigerants resulted in an evacuation of the nearby area.

Wed, 30 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Cape Girardeau, MO: A train heading to Memphis, TN, derailed, with five tanker cars landing in the Mississippi River. No injuries were reported.

Wed, 30 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Monroe, N.C.: A gasoline tanker involved in a collision with a passenger car overturned, leaking gasoline. City employees used sandbags to keep the escaping fuel from reaching a nearby stream.

Wed, 30 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Rawtenstall, U.K.: A two-story slipper factory was destroyed by fire.

Wed, 30 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Hallendale, FL: A fuel tanker overturned and blocked an interstate highway most of the day. Only 40 gallons of fuel leaked from the tanker.

Wed, 30 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Evansville, MN: A finishing and assembly factory for a furniture company was destroyed by fire.

Wed, 30 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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El Dorado, AR: A poultry processing plant employing nearly 1,000 workers sustained multi-million dollar damage from a fire.

Tue, 29 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Port Columbus, MO: Waiting passengers were evacuated from an airport loading gate when fuel spilled during the fueling of an airliner.

Tue, 29 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Amarillo, TX: A small fire broke out in the casing for a nuclear weapon at a maintenance facility. Alcohol fumes ignited, but were easily extinguished using a fire extinguisher.

Tue, 29 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Galveston, TX: A tanker carrying 150 tons of fuel caught fire near the Texas coast. Two crew members were lost in the fire.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Paterson, N.J.: Emergency response personnel needed two hours to free a loom operator whose arm was impaled on a bolt in the machine.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Chichigalpa, Nicaragua: An accidental release of scalding molasses at a sugar refinery killed four workers and injured seven.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Edgecomb County, PA: A fuel tanker overturned spilling fuel, but no fire resulted.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Stratford, CT: An anhydrous ammonia leak required the evacuation of a frozen food plant. Several workers were treated for inhalation.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Harrison, N.Y.: Coolant leaking from an air conditioning system at an airport terminal is being blamed for making several workers ill.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Vienna Township, MI: A concrete batching plant was destroyed by fire.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Richmond County, GA: A minor chlorine leak at a manufacturing plant injured two workers.

Mon, 28 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Billings, MT: Sulfur dioxide fumes leaking from a storage tank forced the evacuation of a residential area near a sugar refinery. A similar leak from the same tank was reported two days earlier.

Sun, 27 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Arroyo de Piedro, Colombia: A natural gas pipeline exploded, killing at least 12 people and injuring 80. Dozens of homes were destroyed.

Sun, 27 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Providence, KY: A two-hour fire in molding equipment at a plastics plant temporarily shut down production.

Sun, 27 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Ayrshire, U.K.: Hurricane-force winds downed power lines and required an emergency shut down of reactors at a nuclear plant.

Sun, 27 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Sarwah, Yemen: An explosion that disrupted the countrys main oil pipeline was linked to sabotage.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Fairfield, AL: A 10,000-gallon propane tanker truck overturned, closing an interstate highway. The propane was transferred to another vehicle without incident.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Bandar Abbas, Iran: Six crew members were killed and 11 injured in an explosion aboard an Iranian tanker ship.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Medford, OR: Fire destroyed the corporate headquarters of a major forest products company.

Sat, 26 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Fishers, IN: A plastics factory was destroyed by fire.

Fri, 25 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Chembur, India: A fire broke out at an oil refinery, killing one worker and injuring three.

Fri, 25 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Samsun, Turkey: At least 18 people were killed when a passenger bus collided with a gasoline tanker that exploded and burned.

Thu, 24 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Blencoe, IA: Nearby residents were evacuated after a train derailment resulted in a anhydrous ammonia leak.

Thu, 24 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Edmonton, Alberta: A worker was crushed and killed by a hydraulic arm at a metal fabricating plant.

Thu, 24 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Grand Junction, CO: A worker was crushed to death when a 10,000 pound acrylic panel fell. The panel was meant to be used as a window at an aquarium.

Wed, 23 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Bethlehem Township, PA: Several employees were overcome by a small ammonia leak at a refrigerated storage terminal.

Wed, 23 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Wrightsville, PA: Firefighters responsed to a reported sodium dioxide leak at a local plant.

Wed, 23 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Surabaya, Indonesia: A 50 percent cut in the annual bonus to workers triggered a riot at a steel plant.

Wed, 23 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Searcy, AK: Concern about toxic fumes lead to the evacuation of 250 residents when a fire broke out at a fertilizer distribution plant.

Tue, 22 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Sihanoukville, Cambodia: Violent protests erupted over 3,000 tons of industrial waste imported from Taiwan and dumped in an open field near here.

Mon, 21 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Parsippany-Troy Hills, N.J.: An overturned tanker truck hauling corrosive aluminium sulfate overturned, closing a major highway during morning rush hour. Only a small amount of the cargo spilled.

Mon, 21 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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New Sarepta, Alberta: Three oil workers using hand-held extinguishers managed to put out a fire that threatened to reach storage tanks for waste oil at a refinery.

Sun, 20 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Charlotte, N.C.: A textile mill reported a small fire that involved the duct system and a portion of the plant floor.

Sun, 20 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Shenango Township, PA: A gasoline tanker truck and two cars collided, igniting the tankers contents. The tanker driver died and five others were seriously burned.

Sun, 20 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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Bothell, WA: An electrical fire caused extensive damage to a sound recording company located downtown.

Sun, 20 Dec 1998 06:00:00 GMT

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