Industrial Fire World

Portsmouth, VA: A tanker carrying 3.5 million gallons of ethanol exploded and sank. Only six of the 27-member crew survived.

Sun, 29 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Cincinnati, OH: Fire broke through the roof at an aluminum casting plant.

Thu, 26 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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St. Louis Park, MN: Workers at a plastics plant evacuated when a vapor cloud filled the building.

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Elkhart, IN: More than 40 workers at a window blind manufacturer were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Buenos Aires, Argentina: Fire destroyed most of a chemical plant specializing in floor wax.

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Madhavan Nair, India: 6 people were killed when a rocket exploded at Indias main space launch facility.

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Union, CA: A building at a fireworks plant was destroyed when explosive vapors ignited.

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Muskegon, MI: Haz mat crews were called to a paper mill after a chlorine dioxide leak.

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Indianapolis, IN: A duct system fire broke out in a refuse building at an auto plant.

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Tokyo, Japan: Firefighters fought a fire on the roof of a turbine building at a nuclear power plant.

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Wallsend, U.K.: Fire broke out at a recycling plant.

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Toronto, Ontario: A fire at an abandoned recycling plant continued to burn 4 days later.

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Las Vegas, NV: An interstate highway was closed 7 hours after a gasoline tanker overturned and caught fire.

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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East Kalimantan, Indonesia: A flash fire on an off-shore oil platform resulted in the entire Attaka field being shut down.

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Archbold, OH: 1 firefighter was severely burned and two others also injured fighting a fire in the sawdust collection system at a furniture factory.

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Martinez, CA: A power outage forced workers at an oil refinery to torch unburned gases as a precaution.

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Elmira, N.Y.: A maintenance worker at a foundry was crushed to death when he became caught in a conveyor belt system.

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Greenville, N.C.: A line carrying sulphur trioxide broke, sending a vapor cloud into the sky above a chemical plant.

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Neyshabur, Iran: At least 200 people were killed when runaway train cars carrying fuel, fertilizer and industrial chemicals derailed and exploded. Hundreds more were reported injured and 5 villages were devastated in the blast, according to news reports.

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Pleasant Plain, OH: An attempt to steal anhydrous ammonia from a fertilizer plant unleashed a vapor cloud that forced the evacuation of 300 residents.

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Charlotte, N.C.: A manufacturing plant suffered a million dollar loss in its second fire in less than two months.

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Jonesburo, AR: A smokey fire in the exhaust system at a plastics manufacturing plants was quickly extinguished.

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Piscataway, N.J.: A two-hour fire at a chemical plant damaged the facility.

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Des Moines, IA: A worker was killed after he lost his footing and fell feet-first into a large meat auger.

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Mundhwa, Pune, India: A blast at a forging department injured 24 workers. Officials said the blast was caused by a leak in the air pipe of a boiler.

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Scunthrope, U.K.: Drums containing industrial spirits ignited at a distillation plant.

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Red Rock, OK.: The fire suppression system at a power plant successfully extinguished a coal dust fire.

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Tuas, Singapore: A fire at a storage company ignited drums of organic solvents causing several explosions.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Jacobad, Pakistan: An explosion in a state-owned gas pipeline disrupted gas supplies to parts of Pakistan.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Najembe, Uganda: At least 32 people died after a collision between a tanker carrying gas oil and another vehicle caused a major fire.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Cradley Heath, UK: A fire at a refrigerator recycling center caused a release of cyanide fumes.

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Baytown, TX: An explosion involving isopropyl alcohol rocked a plastics plant.

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Cambridgeshire, UK: A fire at a pipeline fittings factory killed 2 men and caused the evacuation of 15 others.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Sioux Falls, S.D.: An ammonia leak at a meat packing plant sent 76 people for treatment.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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San Luis Obispo, CA: A small amount of hydrazine leaked from a delivery truck at a nuclear power plant.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Marburg-Biedenkopf, Germany: 1 worker died and 2 others were severely injured in an explosion and fire at a manufacturing plant. Officials said the fire started in the degreasing plant.

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Alliance, LA: No injuries were reported in an explosion and fire at a refinery.

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Beau-Climat, Mauritius: Ammonia leaking from a valve in a freezing chamber injured 17 workers. 9 of the workers were hospitalized.

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Detroit, MI: Fire broke out in a heat treating plant, threatening to spread to hazardous materials.

Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Charlotte, N.C.: A cooking machine at a food processing plant caught fire, requiring firefighters to use water and foam.

Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Houston, TX: 2 firefighters were injured while battling flames at a grain elevator.

Mon, 09 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Manila, Philippines: 2 women were killed and 2 injured when a truck loaded with flammable chemicals exploded, destroying an apartment building.

Mon, 09 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Calcutta, India: 2 workers died and 6 were injured in a fire that destroyed a tannery.

Sun, 08 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Elkton, MD: At least 50 people were evacuated after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed.

Sat, 07 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Marseilles, IL: 2 workers were injured in an explosion at a plastics plant. The fire was quickly extinguished and the workers were treated and released.

Sat, 07 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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East Hempfield, PA: Fire broke out in the ductwork at a cereal plant.

Sat, 07 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Billings, MT: 4 workers were treated at hospital after being exposed to aniline at a refinery.

Fri, 06 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Bennington, VT: Employees of a battery factory were evacuated after smoke from a fire filled part of the building.

Fri, 06 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Cambria, WI: An equipment failure may have caused a grain fire. No injuries were reported.

Thu, 05 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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Pune, India: 3 people died and 15 more were injured during an LPG tanker explosion when the driver of the lost control of the vehicle and overturned.

Wed, 04 Feb 2004 06:00:00 GMT

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