Industrial Fire World

Batavia, N.Y.: Industrial firefighters assisted municipal crews in battling a 19-hour plastics factory fire. Much of the factory was destroyed.

Wed, 31 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Boston, MA: A fire caused heavy damage to a power station providing electricity to much of the city. However, electricity production was not affected. Some workers were treated for eye injuries.

Sun, 28 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Nelson, U.K.: Firefighters worked 12 hours to bring a fire in the roof of a weaving mill under control. Cotton waste in the attic caught fire in several locations.

Sat, 27 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Sioux City, IO: Only minutes after an ammonia leak was reported at an ice cream factory, an explosion rocked the facility.

Sat, 27 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Tipton, U.K.: A crane operating above an industrial furnace caught fire when a gas line ruptured. The risk of explosion from the furnace made it difficult for firefighters to apply water to the fire.

Sat, 27 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Milwaukee, WI: Two workers were hospitalized after a fire and explosion at a manufacturing plant. The fire broke out in a paint booth.

Fri, 26 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Belgrade, Yugoslavia: Serbian auto workers occupied their factory as a human shield against NATO attack. The plant also makes weapons.

Fri, 26 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Olney, IL: An explosion in a magnesium dust collection system at a bicycle plant injured one worker.

Fri, 26 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Richmond, CA: An explosion and fire in a heat exchanger rocked an oil refinery. Although the fire was quickly dealt with, more than 1,200 area residents flooded local emergency rooms claiming breathing difficulties and eye irritations.

Thu, 25 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Vulcan, Alberta: Shredded rubber at a tire recycling plant ignited and burned. Firefighters fought the blaze for three hours.

Thu, 25 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Stanton, CA: Workers at a metals processing plant were evacuated when a 30-gallon tank of sodium hydrosulfite began to smolder.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Long Beach, CA: A fire in a spray booth at a plant that makes truck beds resulted in a two-day shutdown at an assembly plant it supplies.

Wed, 24 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Dallas, TX: A seven-alarm blaze at a factory that manufactures polyurethane goods destroyed nearly half a million pounds of plastics. Workers were using a blow torch to install a garage door when the fire broke out.

Tue, 23 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Brazil, IN: High winds contributed to the spread of a fire that destroyed a 100,000 square-foot book-recycling plant and nearly 120 tons of books and paper.

Tue, 23 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Sylacauga, AL: A fire broke out at a fertilizer plant, producing heavy smoke and forcing the evacuation of nearby homes.

Tue, 23 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Momence, IL: Industrial firefighters were called out for the second time in one week to help area responders with a major train wreck. The earlier wreck in Bourbonnais, IL, involved an Amtrak train that collided with a truck carrying steel rods. See the -April issue of IFW.)

Tue, 23 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Los Angeles, CA: Firefighters worked four hours to free a construction worker buried up to his chest in a trench collapse. Crews used a vacuum-like device to removed some of the dirt.

Mon, 22 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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St. Paul, MN: A chemical spill at a metal plating factory resulted in a vapor cloud that quickly dissipated. Area evacuations were ordered.

Mon, 22 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Boston, MA: A fully-loaded 10,700-gallon gasoline tanker overturned on a major expressway, bursting into flames. About 3,000 gallons of unburned fuel was recovered from storm drains.

Sun, 21 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Alburquerque, N.M.: Seven freight cars of a train that was loading at an area factory somehow disconnected and rolled down the tracks to crash through the wall of another business.

Sun, 21 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Akron, OH: Trailers used as administrative offices at a steel plant caught fire, producing heavy smoke but no injuries.

Sun, 21 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Las Vegas, NV: A fire at a recycling plant was spread by high winds until several nearby buildings were threatened.

Sat, 20 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Cleveland, OH: A fire at a steel plant sent smoke through the downtown area. The fire was confined to administrative trailers.

Sat, 20 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Manila, Philippines: A tanker carrying nearly 110,000 gallons of oil crashed into the breakwater in Manila Bay and sank, spilling much of its cargo.

Fri, 19 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Bedford, VA: A meat distribution plant was forced to shut down when a leak in the refrigeration system began releasing anhydrous ammonia. Response teams were unable to immediately stop the leak.

Fri, 19 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Janesville, WI: The threat of explosion from an overturned LPG tanker forced businesses along the towns busiest commercial street to close for nearly seven hours.

Fri, 19 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Dunnet Head, Scotland: Fire broke out aboard a tanker carrying 1,700 tons of vinyl acetate, leaving the vessel adrift in rough seas. Residents along the shoreline were evacuated in case the tanker ran ashore.

Fri, 19 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Denver, CO: A 2,000 gallon chemical spill at a local plant that involved hydrochloric acid forced a brief evacuation of area homes and businesses.

Thu, 18 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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North Haven, CT: Firefighters worked nearly six hours to bring a fire at a scrap metal plant under control.

Thu, 18 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Doraville, GA: Thirteen workers at an auto plant were arrested for allegedly selling drugs to an undercover police officer posing as a co-worker.

Thu, 18 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Kampala, Uganda: Fire destroyed a milk cooling plant owned by a local cooperative.

Thu, 18 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Salem Township, PA: A worker injured at a machine company was transferred by helicopter to a hospital in Pittsburgh.

Thu, 18 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Waynesburo, PA: Firefighters checked homes for signs of fire after an explosion at a foundry rained small pieces of debris across a wide area.

Thu, 18 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Ico Rivera, CA:A 24-year-old worker collapsed and died while sandblasting parts at an airplane plant. The worker was wearing protective clothing and a breathing apparatus.

Wed, 17 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Comkenova, W.V.: Families living near the Ohio River were forced to shelter-in-place when a fire involving chemicals destroyed a major baker and storage facility.

Wed, 17 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Aiken, GA: A worker using a blow torch was badly burned when the chemical inside a 55-gallon drum ignited. Co-workers smothered the injured mans burning clothes.

Tue, 16 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Houston, TX:Three people died when a small tanker truck jumped a freeway divider, collided with oncoming traffic and exploded. Three others were injured.

Tue, 16 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Cherryvale, OK: A fiberglass manufacturing plant was heavily damaged by fire. The blaze had already broken through the roof before the first firefighters arrived.

Tue, 16 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Swansea, U.K.: A chemical spill at a food processing plant sent 50 workers to the hospital for treatment. The spill was sodium hydroxide, used as a cleaning solution.

Tue, 16 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Bourbonnais, IL: Industrial firefighters played a big role in rescue efforts after an Amtrak train collided with a semi-trailer near a steel plant. The wreck killed 11 passengers and injured 117 others. (For details, check the -April 1999 edition of IFW.)

Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Union, N.Y.: Fourteen people were sent to area hospitals after chemical fumes entered a computer chip manufacturing plant.

Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Lancaster, N.C.: A fabrication plant sent 500 workers home early when a fire produced heavy smoke inside the plants warehouse.

Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Fullerton, CA:A tanker loaded with 8,000 gallons of fuel overturned and burst into flames on a freeway, killing one motorist. The tanker driver was seriously burned.

Sun, 14 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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South Shields, U.K.: A shipyard crane operator leapt to safety moments before the eight-ton machine toppled 50 feet to the bottom of a dry dock.

Sun, 14 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Chagrin Falls, OH: A heavy fire in an electrical room caused damage to a local paper mill.

Sun, 14 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Marengo, IL: Nearly 25 percent of a meat packing plant was destroyed by fire. Eleven fire departments responded to the blaze.

Sat, 13 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Totowa, N.J.: A pharmaceutical plant was evacuated when a highly volatile liquid known as diethylamine was spilled in a laboratory. The spill was handled by responders without incident.

Thu, 11 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Dewitt, IO: A fire at a plant that uses recycled textiles to make pads was expected to shut down production for at least three weeks. Losses included inventory at the plant.

Thu, 11 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Middleton, OH: A fire in a front end loader spread to the roof of a paper plant causing major damage. Workers tried to fight the blaze with extinguishers for 15 minutes before calling firefighters.

Thu, 11 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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Philadelphia, PA: A three-alarm fire broke out in a compressor room at a meat processing plant. Firefighters brought the fire under control within 20 minutes.

Thu, 11 Mar 1999 06:00:00 GMT

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