Industrial Fire World

Caloocan City, Philippines: A man was killed instantly from flying debris from a carbon dioxide tank explosion in a refilling plant.

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Nurnberg, Germany: A metalworking had a magnesium fire break out, which created a large cloud of smoke.

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Dunkerque, France: A fire was quickly extinguished that shut down an electric power station.

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Dengfeng, China: Twelve people were killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine.

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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South Kingstown, RI: Several residents were forced to evacuate after a motorist crashed into a mill, rupturing a storage tank that held 40 gallons of liquid methylethyl-ketone.

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Charleston, SC: A tanker truck overturned and spilled potassium hydroxide.

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Yunfu City, China: Five people were killed in a fire at a perfume factory.

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Quebec, Canada: Several liters of liquefied chlorine leaked from a tanker truck.

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Coldwater, MI: Fire fighters helped slow a leak of anhydrous ammonia at a hose accessories manufacturing company.

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Joseph, MI: A fire at a chemical warehouse led to evacuations.

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Seedimtla, India: A worker was killed after inhaling poisonous gases that leaked following an explosion in a reactor at a chemical company.

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Kolkata, India: Three fire tenders were brought in to wash away sulphric acid that had leaked onto the highway after a tanker truck crashed.

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Broken Arrow, OK: A hexane fire destroyed a chemical supply company.

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Latrobe Valley, Australia: A power station fire crews were called to a coal fire at the plant.

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Deer Park, TX: Fire broke out in an aluminum handling warehouse.

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Penrose, New Zealand: A fire destroyed a plastics recycling plant.

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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France: A fire shut down a crude distillation unit in an oil refinery.

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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rahnal village, India: At least 10 fire engines and eight tankers were used to fight a fire that destroyed fifteen chemical warehouses.

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Irumpanam, India: Two people were killed when an “empty” oil tanker exploded while being repaired.

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Totwa, NJ: A ruptured tank spilled 9,000 gallons of refined oil to spill into a river.

Sun, 05 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Songkhla Province, Thailand: No damage was done to a gas separation plant after liquefied petroleum gas leaked from a pipe.

Sun, 05 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Hazira, India: At least 12 persons were injured in an explosion in a steel company.

Sat, 04 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Fresno, CA: Both lanes of traffic were closed after a tanker truck overturned and spilled hydroxylamine sulhpate.

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Tooele County, UT: A man was seriously burned after a fuel pipe burst.

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Palo Alto, CA: Chemical fumes leaked from a power plant.

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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India: An explosion in a casting furnace sent one factory worker to the hospital with 40 per cent body burns.

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Bebra, Germany: A poisonous organic material spilled in a rail road station.

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Hartford, CT A relief valve opened on a rail tanker and released a small amount of butenal.

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Gevelsberg, Germany: Several people were injured after there was a chlorine gas leak at a metalworking company.

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Weslake, LA: A fire and explosion halted work in an oil refinery.

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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