Industrial Fire World

Barcelona, Spain: A burning gas leak cleared workers at a coffee pot factory.

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Grand Forks, N.D.: A fire at a potato processing plant was contained to the dust collection system.

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Norwich, U.K.: Fire erupted at an oil refinery that serves as the terminal connecting Britain to the North Sea.

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Roanoke, VA: Firefighters wore SCBA to protect themselves against burning asbestos during a steel plant fire.

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Zuffenhausen, Germany: Fire broke out in the paint shop at a luxury auto plant.

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Anderson, IN: Two people not authorized to be onsite were severely burned by a live wire at a building products plant.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Buffalo, N.Y.: Fire cleared workers out of a printing plant.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Candos, Mauritius: Twenty-five workers were overcome by ammonia fumes at a chicken processing plant.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Chelyan, W.V.: Thieves trying to steal ammonia to make methamphetamine dumped the contents of a large tank.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Gudiyattam, India: Five workers died in a match factory fire.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Lohne, Germany: Four workers suffered critical injuries in an ammonia release at a chicken processing plant.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Ludwigshafen, Germany: A malfunction in the internal steam system of a cracker unit resulted in emergency flaring at an oil refinery.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Madisonville, OH: Hazmat crews responded to a chemical leak at a bottling plant.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Orissa, India: Seven workers were burned when hot dust inside a power plant furnace fell on them.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Philadelphia, PA: Fire broke out in the batch room of a concrete plant.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: A farm machinery plant suffered its second fire in ten days.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Scheldelaan, Belgium: A pipeline carrying ethylene ruptured and caught fire.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Shenzhen, China: Fifteen workers died in a fire at a foam products plant.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Zelenograd, Russia: A fire at an LCD television factory put one of three assembly lines out of action.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Branchburg, CA: An explosion and fire involving lithium aluminum hydride injured a chemical plant worker.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Cape Town, S. Africa: A 45,000 bpd gas-to-liquids plant was shut down due to a damaged pipe.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Columbus, OH: Fire broke out in a warehouse storing water-reactive chemicals.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Domjur, India: Lack of water hindered firefighters attempting to extinguish a fire at a coconut oil factory.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Howrah, India: Flames destroyed a vegetable oil factory and a mustard oil refinery.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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London, U.K.: A diesel spill closed 1.5 miles of a road tunnel.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Miami, FL: A fire at a power substation triggered Florida’s largest blackout in years.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Nottingham, U.K.: Workers cleared a pork pie plant after an ammonia leak.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Prince William, VA: Traffic on a major roadway was halted when hydrochloric acid was discovered leaking from a pool chemical distributor.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A gas explosion collapsed a portion of a jewelry factory, injuring 10.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Scottsboro, AL: An explosion at an aluminum plant injured one worker.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Silvassa, Malaysia: A fire in a cold storage warehouse damaged pharmaceutical materials.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Texarkana, AR: Discarded body parts from nearly 40,000 slaughtered chickens spilled onto an interstate when a truck overturned.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Ajman, UAE: Fire destroyed a glass factory.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Alexandria, OH: Fire damaged a plant specializing in swimming pools.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Bangalore, India: Flames swept through a textile mill.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Creston, IO: Fire was reported in the quality assurance lab at a grain processing plant.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Einhausen, Germany: Fire destroyed a factory specializing in plastic pipe.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Ekurhuleni, S. Africa: A lightning strike triggered a chemical plant explosion.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Grand Junction, CO: A worker at a polymer plant was injured when a two-ton piece of plexiglass fell on his foot.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Hope, B.C.: An overturned tanker spilled nearly 9,700 gallons of used motor oil.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Long Sault, Ontario: A worker was injured when a forklift fell off a loading dock at a plastics extruding plant.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Mesa, AZ: A fire outside a polyurethane plant was quickly extinguished.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Noida. India: Fire broke out at a steel factory.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Oswego, N.Y.: Fire spread from a furnace at an aluminum products plant.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Riceburo, GA: Flames broke out in a scrubber at a chemical plant.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Sharjah, UAE: Fire gutted a plastic foam factory.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Winsted, CT: Fire damaged the roof of a plant specializing in powdered metal parts.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Whittlesey, U.K.: Fire swept through a produce plant.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Bellshill, U.K.: Firefighters were ordered out of a burning fish processing plant when a portion of the roof collapsed.

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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Bulacan, Philippines: A DVD factory and an electronics warehouse burned to the ground.

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

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