Industrial Fire World

Toronto, Canada: A worker at a steel plant was crushed to death by a 900 kilo pipe when a bundle of pipes that he was unloading from a truck broke loose.

Tue, 29 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Elizabethton, TN: Wildlife officials were trying to establish if there was any connection between a factory fire and a fish kill in the nearby Watauga River hours later.

Fri, 25 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Albers, IL: Two workers were preparing to demolish a 165-foot coal storage silo when part of the structure fell on top of them, killing them both.

Thu, 24 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Buffalo, NY: A factory worker was injured when four of her fingers were caught in a roller machine. Company workers and firefighters had to dismantle the machine to free her hand.

Tue, 22 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Plainfield Township, PA: An explosion at a tire recycling plant caused a small roof fire. Two injuries reported were not directly related to the blast.

Tue, 22 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Sturdies Bay, British Columbia: A tanker truck ruptured, spilling 5,400 liters of gasoline onto the deck of a ferry and into the ocean.

Sun, 20 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Tooele, UT: Two workers were exposed to sarin, a deadly nerve agent, while repairing equipment at a chemical weapons incinerator. Officials said the men were not affected by the vapors.

Sun, 20 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Puyang, China: Thirteen people died and 54 were hospitalized after a natural gas explosion in a workshop in Central China.

Sat, 19 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Bellefonte, PA: A 300-gallon barrel of sulfuric acid fell off of a forklift, releasing 75 to 100 gallons of chemical into a storm sewer. The acid reached a nearby stream, resulting in a fish kill.

Fri, 18 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Anchorage, AK: A man was killed in an explosion that occurred as he was welding a ventline on top of a large wastewater tank.

Fri, 18 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Oxford, PA: A 17-year-old boy has been accused of starting a fire that caused $300,000 in damage to a vacant factory.

Fri, 18 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Rolla, MO: A truck driver was killed when his propane truck was struck by another vehicle. The tank detached from the overturned cab, coming to rest in roadway before exploding.

Thu, 17 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Deer Park, TX: An emergency uncontrolled shutdown of a unit used for the manufacture of acrylic acid forced the evacuation of 350 workers. Nineteen pounds of acrolein was released. Eighty-five workers were treated after complaining of eye and throat irritation.

Thu, 17 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Newark, OH: Three workers were hospitalized after a gas main exploded at an aluminum plant.

Fri, 11 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Fargo, ND: A worker suffered head trauma and cuts to the face and neck after a 55-gallon drum exploded at a construction shop.

Wed, 09 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Minneapolis, MN: One thousand gallons of hydrochloric acid spilled at a printing company, forcing the evacuation of more than 100 workers.

Fri, 04 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Palm Beach, FL: Fires burned at a utility plant for five and a half hours after up to 1,000 gallons of fuel oil leaked from a feeder line.

Thu, 03 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Riverside, CA: Two workers at a manufacturing plant were hospitalized with breathing difficulties after inhaling a chemical at work.

Thu, 03 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Niagara Falls, N.Y.: A metal plating factory with large amounts of hazardous chemicals caught fire.

Thu, 03 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Milford, CT: Steel beams at a natural gas plant collapsed, burying a 100-foot crane. Two construction workers were killed and at least two were injured.

Wed, 02 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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Wichita, KS: It took firefighters about four hours to contain a fire in a vacant building used for storing chemicals.

Wed, 02 Feb 2000 06:00:00 GMT

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