Industrial Fire World

Kankakee, IL: An explosion rocked a wastewater treatment plant, leveling one building.

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Lansing, MI: People within a mile of a fire at an electroplating plant were asked to stay inside as firefighters battled the blaze.

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Wynnewood, OK: A small explosion in a hydrocracker at a 75,000 bpd refinery was followed by fire.

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Kertah, Malaysia: Fire broke out in a naphtha hydrotreater at an aromatics plant producing ethylene and polyethylene.

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Trumbauersville, PA: An explosion and fire rocked a suburban Philadelphia plant that makes chemicals for food and pharmaceutical products.

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Jefferson County, GA: Dust in the air at an animal vitamin plant led to an explosion that damaged the plant and left two workers injured

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Little Rock, AR: A worker at a pipe foundry was crushed to death between five-foot wide, 60-foot long pipes.

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Spring Grove Village, OH: A machinery fire broke out at a chemical plant specializing in pigments.

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Harlan, IA: Ten workers at a bacon processing plant required treatment after exposure to carbon dioxide.

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Bayonne, N.J.: A stubborn warehouse fire involving hazardous materials made life tough for emergency crews.

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Charlotte, NC: Fire broke out at a pipe foundry.

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Bradford County, FL: Efforts to extinguish a burning sawmill were hindered by lack of water.

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Frisco, CO: A chlorine leak at a wastewater plant was brought under control without evacuations.

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Little Rock, AR: A chemical spill forced the evacuation on an aircraft plant.

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Marlborough, MA: A drum of furfuryl alcohol ruptured at a chemical plant, prompting the evacuation of the main facility for about an hour.

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Romeoville, IL: A ruptured 12-inch pipeline dumped nearly 500 barrels of crude oil near a refinery.

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Indianapolis, IN: Heavy smoke was reported in the basement of a vacant factory building.

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Dhaka, Bangladesh: More than 100 people were injured when fire swept through a multi-story garment factory.

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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South Bend, IN: A small explosion at a recycling plant left one worker dead and two injured.

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Radioqurasdırma, India: An explosion at a factory killed one.

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Deleon Springs, FL: One of the largest buildings in a packing plant complex burned to the ground.

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Noida, India: Fire spread through a factory making corrugated boxes.

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Rotterdam, Netherlands: A section of the largest palm oil refinery in Europe shut down after a fire.

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Tyrone Twp., PA: Responders suspended fire fighting effort at a biodiesel plant warehouse out of concern about hazardous runoff.

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Bayou Little Caillou, LA: High winds fanned a fire that broke out in a shrimp drying factory.

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Dearborn, MI: Five workers suffered burns when problems developed with an oxygen furnace at a steel plant.

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Yakima, WA: An explosive release of carbon dioxide injured four people at a hops processing plant.

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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East-the-Water, UK: About 200 liters of potassium cyanide leaked from a storage tank into an overflow container at a factory.

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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North Petherton, UK: Two workers were injured after coming into contact with chemicals used to clean pipes at a dairy.

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Yakima, WA: Four people were examined after an explosion at a hops extraction plant released carbon dioxide.

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Plumcreek, PA: A worker using a propane torch to thaw a frozen pipe fitting on a water truck was hurled 62 feet by an explosion, killing him.

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Godorf, Germany: Two refinery workers welding a pipeline were critically scalded by steam.

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Franklin, PA: Multiple fire companies battled a blaze at a scrap metal recycling plant.

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Little Rock, AK: An equipment fire broke out at a factory that treats railroad ties.

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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New Cumberland, WV: An explosion at a chemical plant killed two workers and left a third critically injured.

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Liaocheng City, China: An explosion and fire at a pesticide plant triggered an area evacuation.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Rush Springs, OK: Five fire crews fought a gas processing plant fire.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Midhurst, ON: A small fire broke out in the maintenance shop at a recycling plant.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Alex, OK: An explosion sparked a fire at a gas processing plant.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Hartlepool, UK: A small fire broke out at a plant that makes food flavorings.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Randolph, MN: Officials used a mass notification system to evacuate residents when leaking ammonia escaped from fertilizer distribution facility.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Oldham, UK: An electrical fire at a plant making rubber compounds forced an evacuation of workers.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Cox City, OK: Fire broke out at a gas processing plant following an explosion.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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East Bernard, TX: An interstate natural gas pipeline ruptured without igniting.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Shandong, China: Seven people were injured in an explosion at a chemical factory.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Laiwu City, China: Three steel plant workers died and five were injured when a ladle spilled molten iron.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Urdorf, Switzerland: A barrel of waste acid exploded at a plant making precision instruments.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Esmeraldas, Ecuador: Three refinery workers were burned in an explosion during a restart of the facility.

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Sherman, TX: Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire at a plant making silicon wafers.

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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Shengchi, China: A gas explosion in a coal mine killed 26 people.

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

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