Industrial Fire World

Victoria , Australia : A fire broke out at a timber mill causing extensive damage.

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Melbourne , Australia : An airport terminal was shut down after a chemical leak caused about 47 people to become ill.

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Fort Smith , AR : An exhaust fan overheated at an electrical plant causing a fire inside a paint booth.

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Denison , IA : An electrical short caused a fire in an electrical distribution panel at a furniture manufacturing plant.

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Staffordshire, UK: A truck carrying carbon dioxide cylinders crashed causing the road to be closed and at least four people were sent to the hospital because of toxic fumes.

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Haverhill , UK : A fire that ignited at a recycling plant took firefighters six hours to extinguish.

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Cormoret , Switzerland : A chlorine leak discovered during a routine inspection at a water pumping station sent one employee to the hospital.

Sun, 20 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Trexlertown , PA : An ammonia leak occurred at a paint manufacturing plant.

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Mancungie, PA: About 250 gallons of a 300-gallon container of ammonia hydroxide spilled when a pipe broke at a paint manufacturing company, sending one person to the hospital.

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Niedersachsen , Germany : A tanker hauling 23 tons of vinyl acetate overturned on a major roadway, spilling about 53 gallons of the chemical.

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Draperstown, North Ireland : Thirteen workers were evacuated when a fire broke out in a metal factory causing damage to about 40 percent of the factory.

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Broussard, LA: Hazmat teams cleaned up a flammable chemical that spilled on a portion of a major highway after an 18-wheeler carrying the chemical collided with another 18-wheeler.

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Waterloo , IA : The driver of a chemical truck was hospitalized after he spilled a mixture of chlorine and fluoride at a water plant.

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Archbald , PA : A fire broke out in a foam cutting machine at a foam manufacturing plant.

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Groveland , FL : A 55-gallon container began leaking a chemical. It ignited causing a flash explosion at a fertilizer plant causing serious injury to one employee.

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Tulsa , OK : Emergency officials worked to locate the area where a hazardous chemical was thought to be leaking at a rail yard.

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Huntley, IL: Emergency officials worked to determine if a semi-truck carrying sulfur dioxide was leaking after the driver lost control of the truck causing it to roll off of a major interstate highway.

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Bokaro, India: Molten steel spilled from a ladle at a metal plant after one of the steel ropes supporting it gave way resulting in the death of one person and the injury of five others.

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Jonesboro , AR : A fire was contained in a boiler room at a food manufacturing company.

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Guntersville , AL : Grain dust underneath a grain bin at a grain plant was ignited by a tool used at the plant, resulting in the injury of 2 employees.

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Fuxin City , China : At least 203 miners were killed and 22 others injured in a gas explosion that occurred after and earthquake.

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Lalbagh Thana , Bangladesh : A fire of unknown cause destroyed a rubber shoe factory.

Sun, 13 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Richland , WA : About 300 gallons of nitric acid leaked from a tank at a low-level radioactive waste treatment plant.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Lome , Togo : A fire broke out at a mesh plant destroying several units.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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New Creek , WV : A fire broke out in a kiln used to dry green wood at a lumber plant causing several hundred thousand dollars damage.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Brisbane , Australia : A 33 foot gas cylinder exploded at a gas plant injuring one worker.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Teeside , UK : Phenol discovered leaking from a truck was likely caused by an overspill.

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Bangkok , Thailand : The pressure inside a container of ammonia was too high, causing a leak at an ice factory, resulting in several residents becoming ill.

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Kaysville , UT : A tanker hauling about 12,700 gallons of butane crashed when the breaks went soft. Its contents leaked downhill and ignited near homes, but 1,500 residents were evacuated before an explosion occurred.

Thu, 10 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Adelaide , Australia : About 30 tons of molten glass leaked from a kiln causing about $30,000 damage at a glass factory.

Thu, 10 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Wales , UK : A fire ignited in a waste milling machine at a bus manufacturing plant resulting in the evacuation of 30 workers.

Thu, 10 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Elgin , IL : About 6,000 gallons of an iodine-based product spilled from a fiberglass tank inside a chemical manufacturing plant.

Thu, 10 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Siberia , Russia : At least 21 miners were killed with four others missing after a methane explosion occurred.

Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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LaPorte , MI : A fire at a steel manufacturing company caused a power outage and resulted in damages costing nearly $1 million.

Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Montreal , Canada : During the preheating and startup of an acid plant at a zinc refinery, an excessive emission caused a sulfur cloud that drifted over the city.

Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Plainfield , IN : Two employees were sent to the hospital after one employee spilled a drum of methyl methacrylate on himself at a chemical distribution company.

Tue, 08 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Mainz , Germany : A gas explosion was suspected in the laboratory of a military base where food and other products are analyzed.

Tue, 08 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Cambria County , PA : A fire inside a silo at a power plant challenged fire fighters.

Tue, 08 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Garfield , MN : A spark from a welder ignited some insulation while construction was being conducted on an addition to a robotic arms manufacturing plant.

Tue, 08 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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York , PA : A fire started in the exhaust system outside a welding building causing the evacuation of 55 employees at a motorcycle manufacturing plant.

Tue, 08 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Muscatine , IA : An employee was injured by a fire occurring in the area of the building where crude oil is extracted during processing at a grain processing plant.

Tue, 08 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Zurich , Switzerland : A 20 ton tank spilled sulfuric acid at a chemical plant.

Mon, 07 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Juru, Penang : Firefighters contained hydrochloric acid discovered leaking from a plastic drum at an industrial factory.

Mon, 07 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Glenwood, CO: A fire in the smokehouse destroyed a meat packing plant.

Mon, 07 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Rainier , WA : A tanker overturned on a highway spilling gallons of caustic soda and resulted in evacuations.

Sun, 06 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Tompkinsville , KY : A fire damaged a sewing factory and took firefighters several hours to extinguish.

Sun, 06 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Barinas , Venezuela : A faulty valve may have caused oil at an asphalt plant to spill into a river.

Sat, 05 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Todolella , Spain : A butane gas heater leaked causing the death of 18 people at a hostel.

Sat, 05 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Phoenix , AZ : Sixteen people were taken to the hospital after about 110 gallons of hydroflouric acid leaked from a truck traveling through the area.

Fri, 04 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Helsingborg , Sweden : About 13 people were injured when about11,000 tons of sulfuric acid leaked at a chemical plant producing a poisonous gas cloud.

Fri, 04 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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